
It was reported that it took several hours before the victim could be rescued from the wreckage of the vehicle. He was trapped behind the wheels with blood gushing out of his head.
The Lagos State Police spokesperson, Ngozi Braide, who confirmed the incident, added that it occurred at about 3.30pm.
She said, “At about 3.30pm on the Eko
Bridge, Lagos Island, a Daf truck with number plate, JJJ 59 XA, driven
by one Justice Oseghai, ran into a Volkswagen Golf saloon car, marked,
AKD 107 CJ, driven by one Adebola Ladoja, the son of a former governor
of Oyo State, Senator Rasheed Ladoja.
“The victim died on the spot. The corpse
has been removed to the Lagos Island General Hospital mortuary for
autopsy while the truck driver has been arrested.”