The scavenger was pushing a wheelbarrow when he was crushed by the truck by Mile 12 Market, along Ikorodu Road in Lagos.
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has apprehended an articulated truck driver after crushing a scavenger to death.
The scavenger was pushing a wheelbarrow when he was crushed by the truck by Mile 12 Market, along Ikorodu Road in Lagos.
The LASTMA Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, Mr. Adebayo Taofiq, confirmed that the accident involved a 16-tyre articulated truck 'DAF' (LSR 901 XV) and a scavenger pushing a wheelbarrow on the main carriageway by Mile 12 market inward Ketu along Ikorodu Expressway, Lagos.
According to him, preliminary investigation revealed that the truck driver “lost control while on top speed due to a brake failure and rammed into a scavenger pushing a wheelbarrow on the main carriageway inward Ketu, Lagos”.
He said the scavenger was immediately rescued alive by Lastma officers but later died he was being taken to a nearby hospital for medical treatment by security personnel.
"Upon information on the death of the scavenger, some miscreants and hoodlums trooped out to attack the truck driver but, he was rescued to Ketu Police Divisional Headquarters by Lastma officials with the support of security personnel,” he said.
The General Manager of LASTMA Mr. Bakare-Oki Olalekan appealed to market leaders to regularly carry out a safety enlightenment campaign on the danger of using wheelbarrows to convey goods or food items on highways across the state.
He, however, warned truck drivers to always avoid speeding and ensure that the brakes of their trucks are in good condition before embarking on any journey within or outside the state.