One passenger dies as truck overturns in Lagos

An aged antheral rider has died aft a afloat loaded motortruck overturned astir the TREM axis of Gbagada, inward Oshodi, Lagos State, pursuing a abrupt tyre burst that caused the operator to suffer power of the vehicle.

A connection by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, said the midnight mishap progressive a six-tyre Mercedes-Benz motortruck with registration fig ABJ 37 AC, which was carrying assorted goods, including respective sealed bags and recently branded lawsuit chairs.

According to the agency, information findings indicated that the motortruck was travelling astatine sizeable velocity erstwhile its beforehand tyre abruptly burst, causing the operator to suffer power and the conveyance to overturn.

During the conflict to regain power of the truck, an aged antheral rider seated successful the beforehand compartment was thrown retired of the vehicle. He reportedly deed his caput against a crisp object, resulting successful his contiguous death.

LASTMA said its Night Rescue Team, which was carrying retired surveillance on large postulation routes crossed the state, rapidly mobilised to the country aft the incident.

The squad cordoned disconnected the mishap determination and evacuated the deceased from the engaged roadworthy into an ambulance belonging to the Lagos State Emergency Medical Services, SEHMU.

The punctual involution was aimed astatine removing the assemblage from the carriageway and preventing different mishap involving motorists approaching the scene.

The rescue cognition besides received enactment from unit of the...