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An unidentified man has died in a lone accident involving an overloaded heavy-duty truck in Owode Elede area of Ikorodu , Lagos State, the spokesman of the Lagos State Emergency Agency(LASEMA), Nosa Okunbor, said in a statement on Friday
Okunbor attributed the accident to overloading and reckless driving, which resulted in damaging the tractor of the truck.
The statement reads: “Upon the arrival of the Agency’s response teams at the incident scene, investigations regarding the lone accident revealed that the overloaded truck laden with tons of iron rod was involved in an accident due to reckless driving on the part of its driver, which left his assistant crushed to death in the incident.
“Earlier, a combined team of LASEMA Response Units from Agbowa Zone and the Command Control Center at Alausa, extricating an adult male from a Heavy Duty Truck involved in a lone accident at Owode Elede in Ikorodu axis of Lagos, in the process.
He added: “The incident was reported via the Agency’s 767/112 Toll-Free Lines around 6:05 a.m and was attended within 7 minutes of the report.
“The victim’s body was afterwards extricated and handed over to his family.’’
