A dispatch rider tragically lost his life after a fully loaded HOWO diesel tanker collided with his motorcycle along the Cele Bridge axis of the Apapa–Oshodi Expressway.
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) confirmed that the tanker, bearing registration number RBC 38 XF, rammed into the motorcycle while in motion, leaving the rider trapped beneath the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
LASTMA officials quickly secured the crash site, using safety cones and warning tapes to prevent further accidents and protect other road users. The tanker was later impounded, but its driver fled the scene.
Police from the Ijesha Division, Lagos Police arrived to take over the investigation. The body of the deceased, the impounded tanker, and the damaged motorcycle were handed over to law enforcement. The remains of the rider were subsequently taken to a morgue in Yaba, Lagos.
“The remains of the deceased after being professionally secured from underneath the tanker were thereafter conveyed by the Police to a morgue in Yaba,” LASTMA stated.
LASTMA General Manager, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, expressed sympathy with the rider’s family, describing the incident as deeply distressing. He urged the police to conduct a thorough investigation to determine the cause of the crash and ensure justice is served.
