Lagos records surge in accidents involving dispatch riders — LASTMA

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, has expressed interest implicit the expanding fig of roadworthy crashes involving dispatch riders and commercialized motorcyclists crossed large roads successful the state.

The interest was raised during a strategical roadworthy information and regulatory stakeholders’ engagement organised by LASTMA for courier and dispatch riders successful Lagos.

The event, which held astatine the LASTMA Headquarters successful Oshodi, was themed, ‘Ride Smart, Stay Alive’.

A connection by the bureau said the engagement brought unneurotic courier and dispatch operators, information agencies, transport unions, roadworthy information advocates and authorities officials to sermon ways of reducing roadworthy accidents and improving information compliance among riders crossed the state.

Speaking during the programme connected behalf of the Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Transportation, Mr. Olawale Musa, the Director of Transport Operations successful the ministry, Engr. Olasukanmi Ojowuro, urged dispatch riders and courier operators to clasp liable riding and obey postulation regulations astatine each times.

He said the gathering became indispensable owed to the rising cases of postulation violations, reckless riding and fatal accidents involving dispatch riders connected large roads successful Lagos.

According to him, the Lagos State Government remains committed to...