An elderly man dies after a fully laden six-tyre Mercedes-Benz truck overturns around the TREM axis of Gbagada, inward Oshodi, Lagos. The reports say a front tyre bursts, leading the driver to lose control and the vehicle to overturn, after which the elderly man is thrown out or falls from the moving truck. One death is reported across all accounts.
Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) features in several stories, with different outlets describing its response and warning to road users. Premium Times says a passenger dies after hitting his head against a sharp object at the scene. Daily Post and Vanguard also mention the midnight timing and link the crash to a tyre failure, while The Punch provides a more specific account of the elderly man falling from the truck after the tyre burst.
Across the coverage, outlets largely agree on the location, vehicle type and tyre-burst cause, but they differ in whether they emphasise the victim falling from the truck versus being thrown out, and in how LASTMA’s messaging is framed.
