A truck carrying sacks of grains has swerved off the Lagos-Ibadan road crushing a pedestrian to death as it emptied its content on the pavement.
The accident which has caused serious traffic along the busy road had diverted hundreds of commuters to the alternate road towards Punch place to connect out of the gridlock.
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The truck driver reportedly lost control of the wheel and derailed off the road. Sadly, the pedestrian who was walking by the road was hit and crushed to death. The body has since been removed from the road.
The accident has caused serious traffic along the expressway. Men of the Nigeria Police, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), and others have arrived the scene to restore normality to the flow of traffic. Efforts are also being made to remove the faulty truck and its content from the road.
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