Refuse Truck Falls Off Bridge And Kills Tricycle Rider In Lagos

A tricycle rider was crushed to death in Surulere, Lagos State, when a refuse truck’s compactor dropped from a bridge and landed on him.

The vehicle, controlled by the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), experienced a mechanical issue while moving under the Shitta bridge in the area. It then lost control and collided with a Kia Salon automobile on the bridge.

The impact of the incident caused the refuse truck’s compactor to disconnect and fall on a fully loaded mini-commercial bus and tricycle beneath the bridge.

The bus occupants survived, but the tricycle rider died on the spot.

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency confirmed the event, saying its response team arrived at the area about 10:20 p.m. after receiving a distress call.

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The Permanent Secretary of the agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, in a statement on Wednesday, March 6, said, “It was observed that a LAWMA PSP compactor truck was involved in a multiple accident when it reportedly suffered mechanical error (disengaged propeller), lost control and crashed into a Kia Rio Saloon car, registration number unknown, on Shitta bridge.

“Further information gathered at the incident scene was that the compactor thereafter crashed down the side of the bridge onto a seven-passenger mini-bus (korope) and a tricycle (Keke Marwa), killing the tricyclist instantly on impact.”

The LASEMA chairman further stated that the deceased’s remains were removed from the scene and transported to the Infectious Disease Hospital in Yaba for further processing.

According to him, all three vehicles involved in the multiple accidents were carried to the Iponri Police Station, while the LAWMA PSP compactor truck was transported to the agency’s yard in Ijora using Heavy Duty Equipment at midnight.

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