Motorboy dies in Lagos truck collision

A motor assistant died in a truck collision at Oke-Oso, in Itokin, Epe, Lagos State, on Saturday morning. The incident occurred at around 6.19am following a crash involving two trucks. According to the Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, one of the trucks, with registration number ABG-226XB, had a brake failure, lost control, and collided with another tipper truck.

This collision resulted in the motor assistant being thrown off the vehicle and sustaining fatal injuries. The deceased's remains were recovered and handed over to the Federal Road Safety Corps. Dr Oke-Osanyintolu also reported two other emergencies handled by the agency overnight, including a collision between a Toyota Camry and a Toyota Venza on Odo-Iyalaro Bridge, and a broken-down HOWO truck at Olosha, Mushin.