At Eleko Junction on the Lekki–Ajah Expressway, a truck carrying granite crushed a Toyota saloon car on Thursday, killing the driver and seriously hurting his wife.
Doctors at an unnamed hospital were fighting to preserve the life of the female passenger, who was thought to be the deceased’s husband, after the incident, which happened in the early hours of the morning.
The truck driver, whose identity has not yet been verified, was reportedly traveling at a high speed from the Epe axis when the vehicle experienced brake failure and veered out of its lane, according to preliminary investigations conducted by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA).
The truck lost control close to Eleko Junction and collided with the Toyota vehicle traveling from Ajah to Epe, according to Adebayo Taofiq, Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment for LASTMA.
“The truck flipped onto the smaller car as a result of the impact, trapping the driver inside the debris,” Taofiq stated.
He clarified that spectators helped LASTMA and Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) members remove the victims from the smashed car. However, his wife suffered life-threatening injuries and was taken to the hospital immediately, while the driver was declared dead at the site.
Later, an FRSC ambulance rescued the injured passenger and the bodies of the deceased.
The truck driver left the area right after following the collision, according to Taofiq.
Throughout the rescue and recovery efforts, security was maintained at the location by Akodo Police Division operators.
Olalekan Bakare-Oki, LASTMA’s general manager, expressed sympathy to the family and wished the injured woman a quick recovery. He also reaffirmed the agency’s dedication to upholding traffic rules, especially those that prohibit careless driving and inadequate vehicle maintenance.
On the Lagos–Abeokuta Expressway, a tanker carrying 33,000 liters of petrol caught fire near Ile-Zik, heading inward toward Magboro.
According to Taofiq, the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service and the LASTMA Rescue Team worked together to successfully contain the fire before it got out of control.
Traffic was rerouted onto the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor to aid in emergency operations. Following the completion of firefighting and recovery operations, the impacted portion of the road was reopened.
