A yet-to-be-identified motor boy lost his life when he was crushed by a truck driver on Sunday along the Oshodi–Apapa Expressway in Lagos on Sunday.
The incident took place around 2:30 pm near Sunrise on the expressway. The motor boy was reportedly sleeping under the truck, intending to follow other truck drivers to Tin Can Port Gate, Apapa.
According to the Public Relations Officer of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Adebayo Taofiq, the driver of the fully laden containerized truck, with registration number T-1360LA, unintentionally crushed the motor boy while trying to move along with other heavy trucks heading towards Tin Can Port Gate.
Taofiq stated, “A preliminary investigation revealed that the driver of the fully loaded containerized truck (T_1360LA) unknowingly crushed a motor boy who was sleeping under his truck while the driver was trying to move along with other loaded trucks going inward Tin Can Port Gate, Apapa.”
After the incident, the truck driver fled the scene, but he was apprehended by LASTMA officials led by Traffic Officer Adams Lateef ‘Zebra’ (Zone 13) Apapa.
The driver was later handed over to police officers from the Trinity Police Division in Apapa for further investigation.
The motor boy was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The Acting General Manager of LASTMA, Bakare Oki, expressed condolences to the deceased’s family and urged truck drivers to inspect their vehicles before embarking on journeys.
He emphasized the importance of checking around trucks to ensure that nothing is underneath them before movement.
While expressing sympathy, Oki advised, “The General Manager of LASTMA Mr. Bakare Oki appealed to drivers to always ensure they always check around their trucks to ascertain nothing was found before embarking on any movement.”
