A mother and her child have been killed after two trucks, laden with 20ft containers, overturned at Mile 2, by Freeman Market, inward Apapa, Lagos State.
The Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA, Adebayo Taofiq, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday.
Taofiq said the victims were trapped beneath the overturned trucks and their containers, sustaining fatal injuries in the incident.
He stated, “The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority over the weekend responded to a devastating road traffic incident at Mile 2, by Freeman Market, inward Apapa, in which a mother and her child lost their lives following the overturning of two heavily laden 20-foot containerised trucks.
“The harrowing incident left both victims trapped beneath the overturned trucks and their massive containerised cargoes, sustaining catastrophic injuries that rendered their remains unrecognisable.”
He noted that LASTMA rescue and recovery personnel responded to the scene to evacuate the victims, recover the trucks and manage traffic.
Taofiq stated that the affected road was temporarily cordoned off, while motorists were diverted through an adjoining service lane to prevent gridlock and secondary accidents.
