On Sunday morning, a 40-foot articulated truck collapsed from a high bridge in Apapa, Lagos. Fortunately, officers from the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) came on the scene to rescue a critically injured driver and a motor boy.
LASTMA’s Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, Adebayo Taofiq who confirmed the incident, blamed it on brake failure and over speeding of the truck, which was climbing the high bridge directly opposite ‘Sifax’ Company by Ijora ‘Olopa’ inward Apapa when the accident happened.
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He said: “The injured driver was rescued by Lastma personnel in a pool of blood gushing out from his head while the motor boy sustained a serious waist fracture by his spinal cord.
“A preliminary investigation revealed that the driver of the articulated 40ft empty flatbed truck lost total control due to brake failure while struggling a ‘Right of Way’ (R.O.W) with another fully loaded truck trying to climb the High Bridge inward Apapa.
“Immediately the unfortunate incident happened other articulated truck drivers around ‘Sifax’ Company supported Lastma personnel and rescued both the driver and motor boy who were trapped under the truck.” Taofiq said.
According to LASTMA Officer, Goriola Jimoh ‘Zebra’ of Zone 22 Apapa, who led the rescue operations, the injured driver and his motor boy were rushed to the General Hospital at Apapa for immediate medical treatment.
The crashed articulated truck was evacuated by Officials of the LASEMA Response Unit (LRU) while Lastma personnel handed over the case to Police men from Ijora – Badia Police Station for further investigation.
