A dispatch rider was confirmed dead, and two others were rescued following a multiple-vehicle accident on the Lekki-Epe Expressway in Lagos.
Olalekan Bakare-Oki, the General Manager of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), made this announcement in a statement on Friday in Lagos. The statement was signed by Taofiq Adebayo, Director of the Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department at LASTMA.
According to Mr. Bakare-Oki, the accident occurred near Chevron, heading towards Ikota along the expressway.
He explained: “Preliminary investigations revealed that a high-capacity ‘T&M’ bus (AKD 952 XZ) lost control due to brake failure while speeding, colliding with an oncoming ‘KIA RIO’ vehicle (BDG 853 DA). The impact caused the KIA RIO to crash into a dispatch motorcycle (KTU 695 QK) in the opposite direction.”
The dispatch rider was pronounced dead at the scene, while two others sustained serious fractures and were rushed to a nearby hospital by a good Samaritan who was driving along the expressway.
Mr. Bakare-Oki added that police officers from Ajiwe and Ilasan police stations provided security during the rescue operations conducted by LASTMA personnel and other emergency responders.
He extended condolences to the family of the deceased and sympathized with the two injured victims.
Mr. Bakare-Oki also urged motorists, especially drivers of high-capacity buses, to ensure their vehicles are in proper working condition, particularly the brake system, before embarking on any journey within or outside the state.
