A yet to be identified man in the early hour of Saturday lost his life in an accident along the Lekki-Epe Expressway when a truck rammed into his car.

The wine coloured Toyota Corolla car with registration number FJK 353 GC that was reportedly rammed into from behind while on motion by an unidentified hit and run  truck, was recovered by LASEMA Response Team from the accident scene at Ikota, along Lekki-Epe Expressway to curtail any secondary incident.

The Toyota Corolla car was said to have rammed into a roadside culvert from the impact of the collision when the unidentified truck hit it from behind, while on motion.

The collision resulted in the death of the adult male driver/owner and the critical injuries sustained by the other two adult males, were attributed to the resultant impact of the collision on the car when it was rammed from behind by truck into the culverts.

Preliminary report by LASEMA on the accident at Ikota,  Lekki-epe Expressway has it that, “Upon arrival at the incident scene,  it was observed that a wine coloured Toyota Corolla car with registration no. FJK-353GC was involved in a Road Traffic Collision.

“Investigation carried out at the scene revealed that while the Toyota car was on motion, an unidentified Truck ran into it from behind.

“Upon the impacts, the Toyota car rammed into the roadside culvert. The unidentified truck fled the scene immediately the incident occurred.

“An adult male lost his life as a result of the incident and 2 adult males reportedly taken rushed to the hospital before the arrival of responders to the scene.

“The car has been recovered to a nearby lay-by whilst the fatality has been extricated with aid of the Light Rescue Equipments and bagged as the LASEMA Response Team awaits SEHMU for transfer of the commodity to the morgue.