A granite-laden articulated truck
collided with a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) on the Otedola bridge, Lagos, on
Saturday, resulting in the death of two persons.
Oluwafemi Oke-Osanyintolu,
director-general, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), who
confirmed the incident, said three other persons sustained injuries.
The truck was said to have fallen
off the bridge after colliding with the SUV.
Oke-Osanyintolu said while two of
the injured persons were treated on the spot and discharged, one of the victims
in a critical condition has been taken to accident and emergency hospital at
toll-gate end of Lagos-Ibadan expressway for further treatment.
He identified the deceased as two
adult males.
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| LASEMA officials towing the vehicle away from the accident scene |
“A fatal accident which claimed
the lives of two adult males occurred on Otedola bridge. Two people were
rescued and treated on the spot and discharged, while one was evacuated to
accident and emergency hospital in a critical condition. Treatment was
commenced immediately,” Oke-Osanyintolu said.
“Investigations conducted
revealed that an articulated truck laden with several tons of granite, crashed
off the crash barrier on the bridge and collided with a black coloured Lexus
SUV.
“The truck’s head subsequently
detached because of the impact and fell off the bridge. The mangled bodies of
the victims have been recovered and bagged, while intervention to ease
vehicular movement is being carried out.”
An accident involving a truck and
several vehicles had also claimed two lives on the bridge in October.
Also, a diesel-laden tanker fell
off the same bridge in September.
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