Woman in Lagos killed by falling container

Woman in Lagos killed by falling container. On Friday, a tragic incident occurred at the Lagos end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, where a 40-foot container fell onto a woman’s car, resulting in her death.

Fortunately, her driver emerged from the accident unharmed, according to the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA).

Mr. Taofiq Adebayo, the Director of the Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department at LASTMA, confirmed that the driver of the articulated truck transporting the container, along with his assistant, fled the scene immediately after the accident. Woman in Lagos killed by falling container.

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 already handed the evacuated corpse of the woman to the police,’’ Adebayo stated.

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