Wetin dey happen for Lagos road? Na wah o! Just on December 20, 2025, wahala burst when one female road sweeper wey dey work for Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) waka enter serious gbege. This babe don lose her life just like that!
The accident happen for Meran Road as di blue Ford commercial bus wey dey carry bottled and canned drinks just come dey reverse like say na parking lot. Na so e jam di sweeper wey dey do her normal cleaning work. Abeg, why person go dey reverse for express wey full of motor like Lagos road? E no get sense at all!
According to wetin dem talk from Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), di driver no even bother to stop to check wetin happen. E just take off like say him dey run from my village people! But dem LASTMA officers wey dey on duty no carry last. Dem chase di motor, catch di driver, and bring am back to di scene wey di koko happen.
As dem arrive, dem see say di poor babe don get serious head injury wey no fit let am survive. LASTMA spokesperson, Adebayo Taofiq, indicate say di whole matter be serious negligence because dis driver no suppose dey reverse for dat kind area wey sabi say na busy road. Na wetin we dey call traffic offense for Lagos.
Di driver and him motor don hand over to di Meiran Police Division for dem to begin do proper investigation and prosecution. Dis matter no be small thing at all, because di driver for don face serious wahala if dem no com catch am. People wey dey watch di whole drama for road nearly lynch di driver as dem dey vex say innocent babe don die just like dat!
Di General Manager of LASTMA, Mr. Olalekan Bakare-Oki, don come react. E talk say di incident na tragic one wey fit don well avoidable. Him dey lament say people should no dey reverse carelessly on expressway o! Na violation of Lagos State Transport Sector Reform Law, 2018, and if dem catch you, you go see say e no go funny!
E still extend him condolence reach di family and friends of di deceased wey don lose their person for dis matter. Dis kind of reckless driving dey endanger plenty lives as we dey see for Lagos road wey dey full everywhere!
And as if dat one no reach, just last Wednesday, another serious accident happen for Iyana Meiran as Dangote Silo Mixer Truck jam one commercial bus and four tricycles. Two people don die and three don get critical injuries because di truck dey travel fast before e suffer brake failure. Na serious matter o! We dey call on drivers make dem take caution, because life no get duplicate!
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