Dispatch rider dies in fatal crash with trailer in Lagos

A commercialized dispatch rider has mislaid his beingness successful a fatal roadworthy mishap involving a container-laden articulated trailer astatine the Ilupeju Bypass country of Lagos State.

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, confirmed the incidental successful a connection connected wednesday, describing the mishap arsenic tragic and unfortunate.

According to the agency, earlier findings revealed that the dispatch rider reportedly got progressive successful a unsafe conflict for close of mode with a commercialized mini bus, popularly known arsenic “Korope,” earlier losing power of his motorcycle and crashing into a moving trailer on the engaged Ilupeju corridor.

LASTMA stated that the interaction of the collision near the rider with terrible injuries, starring to his contiguous decease astatine the scene.

The bureau disclosed that its operatives monitoring postulation activities astir the Mushin axis swiftly responded aft receiving distress alerts astir the incident.

Officials reportedly moved to the country wherever they commenced rescue and postulation absorption operations to forestall further disruption and reconstruct question wrong the area.

According to the statement, the remains of the deceased rider were recovered from beneath the articulated trailer earlier postulation officials began extended postulation diversion and power measures to easiness congestion caused by the ac...