A highway sweeper working with the Lagos State Waste
Management Authority on Wednesday died when a vehicle knocked her off the Third
Mainland Bridge to the ground. The accident occurred at about 11 a.m. behind
Kam Salem House, the Police Headquarters annex at Obalende.
The driver of the vehicle, a military personnel, was said to
be speeding when his tyre burst and the vehicle somersaulted several times.
The victim, according to witnesses was flung into the air
and thrown over the bridge to the ground.
The unconscious military personnel was taken to the nearby Military Hospital in Ikoyi in a tricycle, popularly known as “Keke Marwa’’ by his colleagues. The victim, who was identified as Bisi by her colleagues, was said to be a dutiful worker who loved her job with passion in spite of the little salary she earned.
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