Driver evading LASTMA arrest crushes street cleaners to death in Lagos

A raid by officers of the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA) at Charlie Boy bus-stop via Oshodi- Gbagada expressway in Lagos State on Monday reportedly resulted in the death of two street cleaners.

According to report, an unidentified driver attempting to escape the raid by the officers crushed the cleaners to death.

The lifeless bodies of the cleaners were seen laid in a drainage channel as onlookers mourned.

The gathering of onlookers and other street cleaners led to blockade of the road, leaving commuters stranded for hours.

According to eyewitnesses, the victims who were said to be from the same family, were hit by a vehicle whose driver lost control, swerving to escape an early morning raid by LASTMA.

“This has been happening for a very long time, the exploitation and the wickedness by Lagos state government and LASTMA, this wickedness must stop.

“Look at what happened, two family members died because a LASTMA official was chasing a bus. This has been happening for a very long time,” said a resident, identified as Friday.