Thursday, November 6, 2025 - A tricycle operator has been crushed to death and two others critically injured in a road accident at Ekoro Junction inward Ile-Iwe, Lagos State, on Wednesday following a multiple-vehicle collision involving a trailer and three other vehicles.
According to the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority,
LASTMA, the crash occurred after a six-tyre trailer, fully loaded with goods,
reportedly suffered a mechanical brake failure, leading to a loss of control.
The out-of-control vehicle crushed an unregistered tricycle
and rammed into a Honda Pilot and a Toyota Camry.
In a statement issued on X by the Director of Public Affairs
and Enlightenment Department, Adebayo Taofiq, LASTMA explained that preliminary
investigations confirmed the trailer’s brake failure as the cause of the
incident.
“Preliminary investigations by security operatives revealed
that the tragedy was triggered by a mechanical brake failure in the fully
loaded trailer, whose driver consequently lost operational control of the
vehicle.
The trailer, in its uncontrollable descent, crushed the
tricycle beyond recognition before colliding with a Honda Pilot and vaulting
over the median to smash into a Toyota Camry and nearby property on the
opposing lane,” the statement read.
Taofiq said LASTMA officers arrived promptly at the scene,
rescuing two trapped victims and confirming that the tricycle operator died
instantly.
“They promptly rescued two severely trapped victims after
confirming the instantaneous death of the tricycle operator. The accident scene
was immediately cordoned off to prevent secondary incidents and ensure a smooth
rescue operation,” he said.
He added that operatives of the Nigeria Police Force and the
State Environmental Health Monitoring Unit, SHEMU, were alerted, and officers
from the Ile-Epo Police Division later evacuated the deceased and the injured
victims to the General Hospital, Ile-Epo, for treatment and official
documentation.
During rescue operations, traffic was diverted through
Iyana-Meran and Ajasa Command to reduce congestion, while the wrecked vehicles
were towed to the police station for investigation.
LASTMA General Manager, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, described
the accident as both tragic and avoidable, attributing it to poor vehicle
maintenance and excessive speeding by heavy-duty vehicle operators.
He expressed condolences to the bereaved family and appealed to truck and trailer drivers to carry out routine mechanical checks and adhere to speed limits to prevent similar tragedies in the future.
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