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Container crush police officer and another person die for Lagos.

todaySeptember 24, 2025 5

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One police officer and one female passenger die yesterday for Lagos when one 40-foot container-laden truck overturn for one commercial tricycle for Ijora Causeway, inward Ijora 7Up. The accident happen under Ijora Bridge and involve one truck wey registration number be XP 368 AKD and one tricycle (Keke Napep) wey registration be KJA 364 QN. LASTMA, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, confirm the accident and talk say preliminary investigation show say the articulated truck lose control when e try one risky manoeuvre, fall down, and land on the tricycle wey carry four passengers. Two people, the police officer wey still dey work and the female passenger die on the spot, while the tricycle driver and another passenger injure for both legs.
LASTMA Public Affairs Director, Adebayo Taofiq, talk for statement yesterday say emergency responders from LASTMA, with help from Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS), police and others, carry out the survivors and rush dem go Jimsan Hospital, Gasikiya, Ijora. Dem carry the police officer body go Yaba mortuary, while the female passenger relatives collect her body for the scene. Taofiq add say security men from Badia, Trinity, and Kirikiri divisions stop angry people from set the truck on fire during the rescue work.

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