One dies in Lagos road mishap

Etim Ekipmah

A 35-year-old motorcycle rider, Lawal Musa, has died in an auto crash when a Mazda car with number plate KJA-555XY lost control and rammed into the bike.
The corps was reportedly handed over to his family by SEHMU in the presence of police officers from Anthony division.
The accident, which was said to be multiple, involved a BRT bus with number plate FST-185XS, the Mazda car with number KJA-555XY and the motorcycle with unknown number plate.
The accident was said to have been caused by spilled pig feed on the road which allegedly led to the collision with the car and the motorcycle.
Head, Public Affairs, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Nosa Okunbor, said on Wednesday that another adult male, who sustained different degrees of injuries had been moved to the hospital.
“Preliminary report on road accident at Idi Iroko inward Maryland has it that “Upon arrival at the scene of incident, it was discovered that a BRT bus with number platr FST-185XS lost control while on motion as a result of some spilled pig feed on the road and collided with a Mazda car (KJA-555XY) and a motorcycle with unknown number plate thereby obstructing free vehicular movement along the main carriage way.
“Unfortunately, the motorcycle rider, an adult male (Lawal Musa aged 35yrs) lost his life at the scene of incident while an adult male who sustained different degree of injury had been moved to the hospital.
“LRT, LASAMBUS, LASTMA, SEHMU and Police were responders at the scene working together to evacuate the accident vehicles off the road to restore normalcy along the axis.
“Evacuation of the spilled pig feed from the road ongoing by Lawma intervention unit.
“The dead victim (Lawal Musa) had been handed over to the family by Sehmu in the presence of Police officers from Anthony division while the accidented BRT bus has been recovered off the road median with the aid of the agency’s heavy-duty equipment (Supermetro).
“Secondary incident averted and road now free for vehicular activities, operation concluded.”