A dispatch rider has lost his life in a fatal road accident along the Motorways inward Estate axis of Alapere, Lagos, after being struck by an empty tanker reportedly moving at high speed.
Preliminary findings indicate that the tanker, branded “NIPCO” and bearing registration number TTN-776ZQ, rammed into the rider, leading to his instant death at the scene.
Officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, responded swiftly to the incident, working to stabilise the situation as fellow dispatch riders gathered at the scene and confronted the tanker driver in anger.
LASTMA operatives were said to have intervened to rescue the driver, who sustained injuries, and subsequently handed him over to personnel of the Lagos State Ambulance Service for immediate medical attention at a nearby hospital.
Police officers from the Alausa Division were also deployed to the scene to restore order and disperse the crowd.
Reacting to the development, the General Manager of LASTMA, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, extended condolences to the family of the deceased and urged motorists, particularly tanker drivers, to adhere strictly to traffic regulations.
“This unfortunate incident underscores the urgent need for heightened vigilance and collective responsibility among all road users to safeguard lives,” he said.
The tanker and the remains of the damaged motorcycle have been taken into police custody, while investigations into the circumstances surrounding the crash are ongoing.
