Elderly man passes away after falling off shifting truck in Lagos

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By Linda Ikeji
9 November 2026, 1:54 pm

An aged man has died after falling from a shifting truck when its entrance tyre burst across the TREM axis of Gbagada, inward Oshodi, Lagos State.

The spokesperson for the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Adebayo Taofiq, disclosed this in a press release.

Taofiq acknowledged that the absolutely loaded Mercedes-Benz six-tyre truck, with registration quantity ABJ 37 AC, was travelling at appreciable velocity when the tyre burst, inflicting the driving force to lose management.

He added that the aged passenger, who was seated within the entrance cabin, was thrown out of the truck in the course of the incident and hit his head towards a pointy object.

The assertion partly reads, “In the ensuing struggle to stabilise the truck, an elderly male passenger seated in the front cabin was flung out of the vehicle and struck his head against a sharp object.

“The impact proved fatal, resulting in his instantaneous death.” 

Taofiq added that the LASTMA’s Night Rescue Team promptly arrived on the scene and cordoned off the world. 

He mentioned the group evacuated the deceased from the busy carriageway into an ambulance belonging to the Lagos State Emergency Medical Services to stop additional hazard to highway customers.

Taofiq added that personnel from the Pedro Police Division and the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service additionally supported the emergency response.

“The overturned truck, due to the considerable volume and nature of its cargo, could not be immediately recovered.

“Consequently, arrangements were made for transloading the assorted consignments into another empty truck before the vehicle was fully recovered,” he added.