Nigeria, April 5 -- A fatal road accident involving a 40-foot containerised truck claimed the life of a pedestrian and left five others injured along the Cele Expressway, inward Oshodi, in Lagos State, on Saturday.

In a statement via its official X handle on Saturday, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), said the crash involved an articulated truck, five commercial buses, and two private vehicles - a Toyota Camry and a Toyota Sienna.

The statement signed by the Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, LASMA, Adebayo Taofiq, stated that preliminary investigations revealed that the truck, laden with two large containers, suffered a brake failure while in motion at high speed.

He explained that the driver...