Four people died and seven others were injured in three separate road accidents in Lagos on Wednesday, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has confirmed.
The fatal crash occurred at Berger Bridge, inward Eleko, along the Ibeju-Lekki Expressway. A truck carrying a 20-foot container overturned onto an interstate Toyota Hiace bus. Preliminary findings showed the truck was travelling at excessive speed while ascending the bridge and collided with the bus. The driver reportedly lost control while trying to avoid the collision, causing the truck to overturn onto the bus.
Four adult men died at the scene. Six others were injured, received first aid, and were taken to Epe General Hospital. LASEMA’s Permanent Secretary, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said the agency received a distress call and dispatched a response team from its Epe base. LASEMA, the Federal Road Safety Corps, and the police secured the scene. A private crane was used to lift the truck and container and recover the bodies, while traffic management measures were put in place.
The incident occurred days after a mother and her child died when two container trucks overturned near Freeman Market at Mile 2, inward Apapa. The victims were trapped beneath the trucks and containers.
In a separate incident early on Wednesday, a truck with registration number KTU-940XT rammed into a solar-powered streetlight pole near Vetland School, inward Agege Pen Cinema, along Old Abeokuta Road, at about 4:09 a.m. The truck hit the pole, mounted the road median, and obstructed traffic. Mr Oke-Osanyintolu said preliminary findings pointed to reckless driving; no one was injured. LASEMA’s Tiger Team from its C3 base diverted traffic and used its heavy-duty recovery vehicle, Elephant, to remove the truck, which was later taken to Abattoir Police Station for investigation and safekeeping.
The third accident occurred at Lanre Bus Stop, inward Igando, along LASU-Igando Road, where a DAF truck collided with a Toyota Corolla. Mr Oke-Osanyintolu said a broken-down truck on the opposite side of the road had caused traffic congestion when the DAF truck allegedly drove against traffic and hit the car.
