Fallen containers kill mother, child in Lagos

A mother and her child were at the weekend crushed to death when two heavily laden 20-foot container trucks overturned on them at Mile 2, near Freeman Market, inward Apapa, Lagos.
The victims were trapped beneath the overturned trucks and their massive containerised cargoes, sustaining fatal injuries that reportedly left their remains unrecognisable.
The Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Adebayo Taofiq, confirmed the incident, describing it as a tragic reminder of the dangers posed by accidents involving articulated trucks carrying heavy containers.
According to him, LASTMA rescue and recovery personnel...