Thursday 19 July 2012

One-way driver crushes LASTMA official to death in Lagos


A Lagos driver driving against traffic has reportedly crushed an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Mustapher Adeleke to death with his blue Volkswagen Bus with registration number: LSR 942XC.

It was gathered that the victim met his untimely death while performing his duty at Oke Afa, Ejigbo area of Lagos with his colleagues who were part of the team deployed in the area to checkmate those driving against traffic along Mile 2.

According to Lagos State Transport Management Authority (LASTMA) authorities, it was while the driver of the bus, later identified as Haruna Nuru, was driving against traffic from Isolo end of the road that he hit the 34-year-old officer from behind and sped off when noticed that he had hit a government official. Witnesses at Abimbola Road, near Isolo Bus Stop, later arrested him.

Mustapha was rushed to the Isolo General Hospital where he was confirmed dead by the doctors. His corpse was deposited at the hospital’s morgue.

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