A dispatch rider has lost his life in a road accident involving a trailer along Ogunnusi Road, Ojodu, Lagos State.
The crash occurred late Wednesday opposite Christ Livingspring Apostolic Ministry, CLAM, Church, leaving the rider with fatal head injuries.
A visit to the scene by a reporter showed the victim’s lifeless body lying on the road, with visible injuries and blood around his head.
Sympathisers and other motorists gathered at the scene following the incident.
The deceased was subsequently evacuated from the scene for further necessary procedures.
An eyewitness blamed the dispatch rider for the accident.
However, the actual circumstances leading to the collision could not be independently verified as of the time of filing this report.
The trailer driver was also said to have fled the scene shortly after the crash, abandoning the victim.
A Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, official was reportedly involved in the evacuation exercise and took the deceased’s body to a police station around Grammar School.
A towing vehicle later arrived to remove the trailer involved in the crash and clear the road, allowing motorists to continue their journeys.
The incident attracted the attention of residents, passers-by and other road users, with many expressing concern over the fatal outcome.
Although the details surrounding the collision remain unclear, the police are expected to investigate the incident and establish what led to the rider’s death.
The tragedy has once again highlighted the risks confronting dispatch riders and other vulnerable road users in Lagos, particularly when sharing the roads with heavy-duty vehicles.
The identity of the deceased and an official statement from the relevant authorities were yet to be made available at the time of filing this report.
