26-year-old bike passenger crushed to death in Lagos

A 26-year-old female passenger was on Monday crushed to death at the Ojo Barracks main gate along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway, Lagos State.

TheNewsGuru reports that the tragic incident involved a Howo truck driven by one Kazeem Olashokumi and a red TVS motorcycle.

The spokesperson of the Lagos State Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, in a statement disclosed that the motorcycle was heading from Mile 2 toward Iyana-Iba when the rider lost control.

The female passenger fell off the motorcycle and was crushed under the rear tyre of the moving truck, dying instantly.

Authorities have evacuated the victim’s body, while the truck, motorcycle, and driver have been taken to the police station for further investigation.