Dispatch rider killed as tanker driver absconds in Lagos — LASTMA

A dispatch rider has mislaid his beingness successful a tragic roadworthy mishap involving a afloat loaded HOWO diesel tanker on the Cele Bridge axis of the Apapa–Oshodi Expressway.

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, confirmed successful a connection that the incidental occurred erstwhile the tanker, bearing registration fig RBC 38 XF, rammed into the motorcycle portion successful motion.

According to LASTMA, the interaction near the rider trapped beneath the tanker, starring to his decease astatine the scene.

LASTMA officials stationed successful the country rapidly moved successful to unafraid the country of the crash.

They sealed disconnected the country utilizing information cones and informing tapes to forestall further accidents and guarantee the information of different roadworthy users on the engaged expressway.

The tanker progressive successful the incidental was aboriginal impounded by the agency.

However, the operator fled the country aft realising the seriousness of the accident.

Police officers from the Ijesha Division aboriginal arrived to instrumentality implicit the situation, support security, and statesman investigations successful enactment with modular procedures.

The assemblage of the deceased rider, the impounded tanker, and the damaged motorcycle were handed implicit to the constabulary for further action.

The remains of the unfortunate were subsequently removed from beneath the tanker and taken to a morgue successful Yaba by the police.