Truck crushes bus, injures POS operator in Lagos

A female Point of Sale (POS) operator sustained severe injuries on Monday after a 40-foot containerised truck lost control and crashed at Second Rainbow inward Oshodi area of Lagos.

The accident, which occurred along the service lane adjoining the Police Tactical Team Station, involved a heavily loaded articulated truck that reportedly overturned after the driver lost control of the vehicle.

The Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Adebayo Taofiq, who confirmed the incident, said the truck fell on a commercial mini shuttle bus and also rammed into nearby roadside shops and business outlets.

Taofiq disclosed that the female POS operator, who was conducting business under a canopy in the area, suffered critical injuries to both legs during the incident.

He said she was immediately rescued and taken to a nearby medical facility by officers attached to the Police Tactical Team stationed in the vicinity.

According to him, LASTMA officials promptly arrived at the scene to manage traffic, adding that the officers coordinated rescue efforts and secured the affected corridor in collaboration with other emergency responders and security agencies.

“The driver of the articulated truck was subsequently apprehended and handed over to the Nigeria Police Force for further investigation and possible prosecution.

“The authority’s recovery tow truck was deployed to evacuate the overturned truck and the damaged mini bus from the scene, while operatives of the Orile-Iganmu Police Division commenced documentation and preliminary investigations into the crash.

“Despite the severity of the accident and the extensive damage recorded, traffic movement around the area remained largely uninterrupted due to swift intervention by traffic management officials,” he added.

المصدر: Daily Trust (NG)