It was learnt that Eno had crossed the road when he realised that something had fallen off his hand onto the road.
As he made to go back, he was reportedly hit by the truck and died on the spot.
Policemen from the Elemoro division were said to have removed the corpse, while officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps towed away the truck.
An official of the FRSC said the incident happened around 7.30am on Sunday.
He said, “At about 7.30am, a truck, with number plate, ABG 433 XA, hit and killed a pedestrian. The man had crossed the road when he remembered something he left behind. As he went back to pick it, the truck crushed him to death.”
The spokesperson for the Lagos Police Command, SP Dolapo Badmos, said the driver, Olaniyi, had been arrested, while investigation was ongoing.
She said, “The victim died on the spot, while the corpse was removed and deposited in the Mainland General Hospital’s morgue.” Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Such accidents happen when the driver loses his control over the machine, or he is not in his senses. Drunk driving is not permissible in almost every part of the world, so the professional trucking companies disallow their drivers to mix drinking and driving. Therefore, if anyone wants to build a safe and profitable trucking career, he should quit consuming addictive drinks as soon as possible.
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