A pregnant road sweeper working with the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has been crushed to death.
The deceased identified as Mrs. Kikelomo Bamidele was crushed at Ojota, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, by a petrol tanker with registration number Kano NSR 592 YQ while working inside the BRT lane near the pedestrian bridge.
It was gathered that the road sweeper died at the Lagos State Emergency Centre at the old toll gate of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway where she was rushed.
Witnesses at the scene of the accident revealed that the accident occurred as a result of break failure.
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| Lagos road sweepers at work |
The tanker also damaged another salon car on the road. The driver of the vehicle was unhurt.
An attempt by the tanker driver to escape from the scene was foiled by a LASTMA staff who pursued and arrested him. He was promptly handed over to the police at Ogudu.
The vehicle was also taken to the station.
A source at the Ijora Olopa headquarters of LAWMA revealed that the deceased was survived by five children.
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In the mega city, centre of excellence, this crude method that endangers poor human lives is being used to sweep what is perhaps the biggest highway in Nigeria. Centre of Excellence indeed! The state is culpable in this crime because what is happening is that the poor hapless workers are exposed obvious life threatening danger. Fashola has a case to answer in this crime against humanity through the LAWMA road cleaning process.
ReplyDeleteWe all need to pray fr dis country y all dis tragedy happen to us dis is bad
ReplyDeleteBreak failure or brake failure? Nigerian eye, this is a disappointing spelling error
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