A roadside hawker has been crushed to de.ath in a road accident in the Okokomaiko area of Lagos State
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority said the fatal crash involved a Lexus Jeep with registration number SMK 674 HY.
In a statement on Sunday, the agency’s Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, Adebayo Taofiq, said the victim, an adult male, died on the spot.
He said LASTMA officials responded promptly to a distress call, secured the scene and evacuated the remains of the deceased from the carriageway.
“LASTMA swiftly responded to a tragic road incident that resulted in the de.ath of a roadside hawker at Okokomaiko, alongside a separate collision at Ogudu inward Toll Gate, where seven injured passengers were successfully rescued.
“The fatal incident at Okokomaiko involved a Lexus Jeep with registration number SMK 674 HY. The crash led to the untimely death of an adult male hawker. LASTMA officials responded swiftly to the distress call, securing the accident scene and evacuating the remains of the deceased from the carriageway,” the statement partly read.
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