Lagos: Sleepy driver crushed to death as trailer tumbles on him

Lagos: Sleepy driver crushed to death as trailer tumbles on him

A yet-to-be-identified driver was crushed to death after a trailer fell on him at Ayetoro Bus-Stop, Ijanikin, along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway, Lagos State.

The driver was said to be sleeping while driving on the expressway when the incident happened around 8am on Wednesday.

According to a source, a motorcyclist in the area, Michael Dada, said the driver caused his death by dozing off while driving.

Dada said, “I and my colleagues were at Ayetoro Bus-Stop waiting for passengers when we saw the trailer heading towards us while veering off the road. We realised that the driver on the wheels had dozed off.

“We tried to call his attention by shouting at the top of our voices to wake him up, but it was too late as the trailer climbed a big stone by the roadside.

“The driver apparently woke up in the process and while trying to escape, the trailer tumbled on him.”

The Lagos State Commandant of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Olusegun Ogungbemide, confirmed the incident.

He said, “The incident, which involved an ash-coloured Howo truck with number plate, T8678LA, caused the death of the driver.

“The incident happened at 7.24am, but was reported at 7:28am; my team arrived at the scene at 7.32am. We immediately removed the trapped dead body of the driver and ensured free flow of traffic.”