UPDATE: BRAKE FAILURE SUSPECTED AS MOTORCYCLIST DIES IN LAGOS ACCIDENT
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By Aishat Momoh. O.
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has confirmed the death of a commercial motorcyclist in a road accident in the Ikorodu axis of Lagos.
It said the victim lost control of the motorcycle and crashed into a fully loaded articulated truck transporting flour along the Sabo Onimalu corridor, inward Itamaga on Sunday morning.
“The harrowing incident involved a commercial motorcyclist who, while reportedly navigating at an uncontrollably high velocity, tragically collided with a fully loaded articulated truck transporting flour.
“Preliminary findings from an immediate on-site investigation suggest that the suffered a sudden and catastrophic brake malfunction, rendering him incapable of regaining vehicular control. As a result, he forcefully rammed into the rear of the moving trailer, culminating in instantaneous fatality,” the Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA, Adebayo Taofiq, said in a statement.
Taofiq further explained that the remains of the deceased motorcyclist were found trapped beneath the truck but were evacuated and handed over to members of his family who rushed to the accident scene after receiving phone calls from his other motorcyclists.
He said that LASTMA officers, who arrived promptly as the first emergency responders, took swift and decisive action to manage the ensuing chaos and secure the accident scene.
He disclosed that during the intervention, it was discovered that the driver of the articulated vehicle had fled the location in a bid to evade responsibility.
He, however, stated that the driver was later arrested by LASTMA officers and immediately handed over to the Nigeria Police Force, Shagamu Road Division, Ikorodu, for further investigation and potential prosecution under the relevant traffic and criminal statutes.
According to the statement, the General Manager of LASTMA, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, commiserated with the family of the deceased and appealed to the leadership of commercial motorcycle operators’ unions across the state to intensify sensitisation campaigns among their members to promote safety on the roads.
He also reiterated the Lagos State Government’s policy on the restricted movement of commercial motorcycles along some corridors, highways and bridges, urging total conformity in the overriding interest of public safety and order.
“It is of utmost urgency that operators of commercial motorcycles assume greater responsibility by subjecting their bikes to routine mechanical checks—especially essential components such as brakes.
“The loss of life resulting from such preventable mechanical failures is both regrettable and unacceptable,” Bakare-Oki was quoted as saying in the statement.
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