Tragedy Averted: LASTMA Rescues Man Trapped in Automobile After Container Accident on Ikorodu Highway

The Lagos State Visitors Administration Authority, LASTMA, has confirmed the profitable rescue of a person trapped inside a car following an accident involving a container-laden truck alongside the Ikorodu Highway hall at Idi-Iroko.

The incident which occurred within the early hours of Saturday, at roughly 1:30 am, concerned a 40-foot Mack truck loaded with items and a white Toyota Sienna minivan bearing registration quantity LSR 267 GZ.

Based on LASTMA spokesperson, Adebayo Taofiq, preliminary investigations recommend the truck suffered a brake failure whereas reportedly travelling at extreme velocity, inflicting the container it carried to detach and collapse onto the minivan.

LASTMA’s midnight surveillance and emergency response crew promptly arrived on the scene following misery calls.

The operatives efficiently rescued the occupant from the crushed car. The sufferer acquired quick medical consideration from the Lagos State Ambulance Companies, LASAMBUS.

The truck driver reportedly fled the scene shortly after the incident, allegedly to keep away from potential mob motion or authorized penalties.

Whereas restoration efforts continued, the broken Sienna minivan was towed to the Anthony Police Station for documentation, and each the truck and its indifferent container have been taken to LASTMA’s operational base for additional investigation.