A female pedestrian was crushed to death on Thursday morning at Berger area of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway by a container after it fell from a moving trailer.
The trailer was heading out of Lagos around 7a.m when it lost one
of its tyres, making the driver to lose control of the truck momentarily.
of its tyres, making the driver to lose control of the truck momentarily.
As he struggled to regain control of the truck, it tipped over to its right side.
As the truck fell, it landed on the woman, who was walking beisde the road, in search of a commercial bus to her destination.
The unnamed woman died instantly while a gridlock formed on the outbound Lagos side of the busy expressway.
Traffic officials moved to the scene and were able to lift the truck and its container with a crane back on the trailer’s tyres.
May her soul rest in peace.
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