Metro
Truck kills pedestrian on Lagos-Ibadan expressway
A truck carrying grain has crushed a pedestrian to death after it fell and emptied its content at Arepo, Ogun State along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Wednesday.
The accident has occasioned serious traffic along the busy corridor.
Attempts by emergency agencies comprising: Nigeria Police, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and others have created a bedlam on the road as the section of the corridor outwards Lagos at Arepo junction was blocked.
Hundreds of commuters had to divert to the alternate road towards Punch Place to connect out of the gridlock.
As at the time of this report the crashed truck was yet to be moved out of the road.
The crushed pedestrian has however been packed in a body bag and removed from the road.
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