Tobi Adebayo
An unidentified man has been crushed to death by a fallen 40-ft container at Costain Roundabout, Lagos.
This is contained in a statement signed by Nosa Okunbor, Head of Public Affairs, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), on Thursday in Lagos.
According to Okunbor, the incident happened around 11:43 p.m. on Wednesday.
“In a just-concluded overnight operation, the agency rescued an adult female who fell victim to a fallen 40-ft container, which left her male counterpart dead at the Costain roundabout.
“According to eyewitnesses, the yet-to-be-identified adult male and female were passing by when the container uploaded from the articulated vehicle and crushed the adult male to death instantly.
“The female broke her left leg and sustained severe injuries.
“LASEMA had activated the Lagos Response Team when the incident was reported on a distress call through its Emergency Toll-Free Line 112, at 11:43 p.m. on Wednesday.
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“Situation report has it that the articulated truck laden with a 40-ft container was discovered to have fallen.
“Further investigations revealed that the truck had suffered brake failure while en route to the Costain roundabout and as a result, the container’s load fell off the back of the truck conveying it.
“Unfortunately, the container fell on an adult male and female. The adult male was totally crushed and immediately lost his life as a result of the trauma.
“The adult female was extricated alive by the LRT through the deployment of the agency’s heavy-duty forklift, while the agency’s paramedics gave her pre-hospital care before conveying her to a nearby hospital.
“The body of the deceased had been bagged and handed over to the State Environmental Health Monitoring Unit (SEHMU), for further action.
“The truck and its fallen container have been recovered off the road and placed on a nearby layby, before being handed over to officers of the Nigerian Police Force at the scene of the incident.
“Present at the operation were LASEMA LRT and LASAMBUS officials including men of the Nigerian Police Force.
“The road has been reopened for public use. Recovery operation concluded and LRT headed back to base,” he said
