Three persons have died and four others injured in a road accident on Mile 2 – Badagry Express Road, Lagos.
The accident was caused by overloading, over speeding and dilapidated road conditions.
It was gathered that the accident occurred when an articulated truck carrying a 40 ft container knocked down three persons riding on a commercial motorcycle, killing them on the spot.
The truck also destroyed about five vehicles parked in a mechanic workshop at Ketu-bus stop, Ijanikin area of Ojo.
The truck also rammed into a high-tension pole and climbed several kiosks on the roadside before it came to a halt.
A witness said that the three persons were crushed beyond recognition.
The owner of the mechanic workshop, Kamoru Kajola, said that the driver of the truck and his conductor were almost lynched by an angry mob but for the timely intervention of the policemen from the Ijanikin division.
Another witness, Chioma Ogbonna, said that the driver of the truck and his conductor were spirited away by the police to the station where they were kept.
Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Bala Elkana, said that it was a case of a head-on collision.
He said that a commercial motorcycle rider was carrying two passengers when the accident occurred.
He said that on Tuesday, at about 12.30 am, the Divisional Police Officer, Ijanikin Division, SP Sunday Ayeni, got information about the ghastly auto crash involving a truck and a commercial motorcycle carrying three persons.
“The DPO raced to the scene along with some of his men. On arrival, he discovered that an angry mob has gathered and had descended on the driver. Sensing danger, the DPO rescued the driver and his motor boy. The mangled bodies of the deceased persons were evacuated to the morgue.
“Preliminary report showed that the driver of the truck was driving against traffic and unfortunately he ran into the motorcycle carrying the three persons who were heading towards Agbara”, he added.
