Utility Vehicle Crushes LAWMA Official to Death in Lagos

A utility vehicle with the registration number KSF 383 XZ, on Wednesday, crushed to death a Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) staff on duty at Anthony bus stop in Lagos State.

The State Traffic Officer, CSP Oriyomi Oluwasanmi, who confirmed the incident to newsmen in Lagos, said that the woman was crushed by the utility vehicle.

Oluwasanmi said that her presence at the scene was to stem the crisis that could have happened as a result of the accident.

According to her, the Divisional Traffic Officer called her when those at the scene of the accident did not allow the utility vehicle to be towed.

She also said that the accident disrupted the flow of traffic for those on essential duties.

An official of LAWMA, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that the woman was carrying out her duty when the utility vehicle reversed on the highway and crushed her to death.

According to the official, the driver missed the service lane that could take him to Oshodi and was trying to reverse when the accident occurred.

NAN reports that the incident happened at about 9 a.m. and the corpse of the woman had been taken to the mortuary.