A highway sweeper under the Lagos State Waste Management Authority has been killed on duty when a vehicle bumped into her.
Highway sweepers
The incident occurred on Wednesday when a vehicle knocked her off the Third Mainland Bridge to the ground.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) the accident occurred at about 11a.m. behind Kam Salem House, the Police Headquarters annex at Obalende. The sweeper was hit when the vehicle had a bust tyre.
The driver of the vehicle, a military personnel, was said to be speeding when his tyre burst and the vehicle somersaulted severally.
The victim, according to eyewitnesses 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 a passion in spite of the little salary she earned.