Driver killed, wife sustains serious injuries after gravel truck crashed them

A driver was killed while his wife sustained serious injuries after a truck loaded with gravels toppled and crushed on their Toyota saloon car at Eleko Junction, along the Lekki-Ajah Expressway, Lagos State.

The crash which occurred on Thursday morning, February 12, 2026 after the truck experienced a brake malfunction.

The Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA, Adebayo Taofiq, who disclosed this in a statement said the truck driver fled the scene immediately after witnessing the recovery of the deceased victim.

“The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) today swiftly responded to a grievous early morning road traffic catastrophe that transpired at EKEKO Junction along the Lekki–Ajah Expressway, culminating in the untimely d3ath of a male motorist and the critical injury of his spouse,” the statement read.

“Preliminary security briefings reveal that an articulated truck, heavily burdened with granite and travelling at an inordinate speed from the Epe axis, was approaching Eleko Junction when it reportedly experienced a catastrophic brake malfunction.

“The mechanical failure precipitated an abrupt loss of vehicular control, causing the truck to career off its designated path and collide forcefully with a Toyota saloon car travelling from Ajah inward Epe.

“The sheer momentum of the impact resulted in the truck toppling and descending upon the smaller vehicle, crushing it beneath its prodigious weight.

“Authoritative reports further indicate that the driver of the Toyota saloon car became entrapped within the mangled wreckage. Through the valiant and coordinated intervention of LASTMA personnel and the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in collaboration with public-spirited bystanders, the victim was extricated from the debris.

“Tragically, he was pronounced dead at the scene. His wife, seated in the front passenger position, sustained life-threatening injuries and was immediately rescued for urgent medical attention.

“The remains of the deceased and his critically injured spouse were evacuated from the accident locus by an ambulance service deployed by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) for requisite medical and mortuary procedures,” parts of the statement read.