The body of a middle-aged man reportedly killed by a hit-and-run truck was found at Costain area of Lagos State, yesterday.
According to an eyewitness, the man believed to be a tout operating in Apapa area, was killed while trying to extort money from a trailer coming from the port.
“The trailer was coming from Apapa, after passing through Ijora, the man attempted collecting money from the driver of the truck.
“They were still arguing while the truck was moving, when they got to Costain after National Theatre Iganmu gate, the man fell off the truck and another truck coming behind ran over him.
“The truck ran over him before 7 am today and he died immediately,” he eyewitness divulged.
The corpse was removed from the scene near the entrance of National Theatre at 2 pm, yesterday.
Meanwhile, the police spokesman in Lagos, Chike Oti, said that as at 1.05 pm, the command was yet to be informed of the incident and promised to contact the police division in the area for update.
