The crash occurred when a Lexus vehicle (EPE 765 JN) rammed into a police officer riding a Bajaj motorcycle on the bridge.
“The apprehended truck driver was formally handed over to the police for further interrogation and investigation,” the LASTMA boss said.
The statement stated that the responders collectively subdued the inferno and precluded its escalation into a greater tragedy.
According to him, the accident occurred at Powerline by Cele Bus Stop, Ita-Oluwo, Ikorodu.
“While these two (2) motorcycle passengers died instantly, the rider later died at a hospital around Satellites Town.”
In a press statement on the agency’s X, its spokesperson, Adebayo Taofiq, stated that the accident resulted from overspeeding.
The traffic management agency said its officials were attacked with dangerous weapons, including machetes, iron, broken bottles, and local charms.
Mr Oreagba said there had been incidences of impersonation of LASTMA personnel by some unscrupulous members of the public in times past.
