Breaking: Tears as cyclist loses life in fatal truck collision in Lagos

• A yet-to-be-identified cyclist has mislaid his beingness successful a fatal motortruck collision successful the Ikeja country of Lagos state
• According to Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), the cyclist collided with a heavy loaded motortruck (registration fig BDG 610 YA) portion attempting to navigate a road
• Operatives of the Alausa Police Division transported the deceased’s assemblage to the General Hospital mortuary successful Ikeja

Legit.ng journalist, Adekunle Dada has implicit 8 years of acquisition covering metro, authorities policy, and planetary issues

Ikeja, Lagos state - A cyclist tragically mislaid his beingness aft colliding with a moving motortruck astatine Alausa Bus Stop successful Ikeja, Lagos state.

The tragic incidental occurred connected Sunday, April 27, 2025, adjacent ‘Radio’ connected Kudirat Abiola Way, on Obafemi Awolowo Way successful Ikeja.

Truck crushes cyclist to decease successful Ikeja, Lagos state. Note: Photo utilized lone for illustration purposes Photo credit: Olukayode Jaiyeola/NurPhoto
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The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) explained that the cyclist collided with a heavy loaded motortruck (registration fig BDG 610 YA) portion attempting to navigate towards ‘Radio.’

As reported by The Nation, the cyclist mislaid power and deed his caput violently connected the pavement, resulting successful his contiguous death.

The LASTMA General Manager, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, made this known successful a connection issued aft the tragic incident.

According to eyewitnesses, the cyclist was distracted by a telephone speech via an earpiece astatine the clip of the fatal accident.

The deceased’s assemblage was handed implicit to the Police and transported to the General Hospital mortuary successful Ikeja.

Bakare-Oki expressed condolences to the bereaved household and urged cyclists to workout greater caution connected Lagos roads.

“We earnestly impulse each cyclists to prioritise their information and that of chap roadworthy users by remaining afloat alert and suitably equipped astatine each times portion traversing nationalist roads. Cyclists indispensable debar each forms of distractions and should ne'er contention the close of mode with motorised vehicles,”

LASTMA operatives promptly cordoned disconnected the country to forestall further incidents and guarantee postulation flow.

It was gathered that operatives from the Alausa Police Division arrived swiftly.

Driver escapes decease arsenic motortruck plunges disconnected Lagos span

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that an articulated motortruck plunged from a span successful Agege, Lagos, and landed connected 2 commercialized buses.

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) confirmed that the truck operator mislaid control portion navigating the bridge, leaving him with fractures successful some arms.

The spokesperson for the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, (LASTMA), Adebayo Taofiq, confirmed the mishap and shared further details.

Truck collide with Minibus successful Lagos, Kills operator

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that a operator mislaid his beingness successful a roadworthy postulation mishap involving a truck and minibus around the Mangoro country of Lagos state.

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said the motortruck collided with the minibus from behind.

The LASEMA imperishable secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, was the motortruck operator was injured and has been taken to the hospital.

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Source: Legit.ng