A 40-foot container fell off an articulated truck, killing a chauffeur-driven woman in her car at the Lagos end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Friday.
Her driver, however, escaped death, according to a statement by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) obtained by Persecondnews.
Mr. Taofiq Adebayo, Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, stated that the driver of the articulated truck carrying the container and his assistant fled the scene as soon as the accident occurred.
“Preliminary investigation showed that the fleeing truck driver was driving at high speed when he experienced brake failure and lost control of the vehicle.
“The truck rammed into the car and spilled the container on top of it.
“LASTMA has already handed the evacuated corpse of the woman to the police,’’ Adebayo said.
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