LASTMA recovers body of trapped cart pusher

Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), yesterday, recovered the body of a cart pusher trapped under a fallen container at Goye, Dopemu area of the state.

Badmus Abdul-Akeem ‘Zebra’ (zone 32 Dopemu Akowonjo), who led the rescue team disclosed that the cart pusher died instantly after  a container truck fully loaded with concrete stones fell on him.

He disclosed that preliminary investigation revealed that the driver of the container lost concentration while on top speed with another trailer, before skidding off the road blocking the entire Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor inwards Dopemu.

He confirmed that while the driver of the fallen truck ran away, LASTMA officials retrieved a photocopy of his driver’s licence at the accident scene.

“After noticing a trapped body underneath a fallen container, we called the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) Response Unit (LRU) and Police men from Gowon Divisional Police Headquarters for immediate rescue operations and investigations.”

“While LRU evacuated the fallen container off the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor, the recovered dead was handed over to members of the Hausa community around Dopemu area after they mobilised themselves to the scene of the accident with dangerous weapons,” he added.

General Manager, LASTMA, Bolaji Oreagba, while consoling the family of deceased, urged truck drivers and other motoring public to always adhere strictly to safety standards while driving on highways across the State.

He, however, maintained that speed limit road signs were erected to guide truck drivers and other motoring public on speed limitations across the state.