A crash on Eko Bridge in Lagos State has claimed the lives of two individuals who are yet to be identified. The incident also resulted in injuries to at least five other people.
The confirmation of this tragic occurrence was provided by Taofiq Adebayo, the Director of the Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department at the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority. In a statement released on Wednesday, Adebayo disclosed that the collision involved six private vehicles, one of which was a fully loaded ‘MAC’ truck bearing the license plate T-1501 LA.
He said, “Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority with other emergency responders today carried out an emergency operation at the scene of a fatal accident on Eko Bridge inward the Alaka area of the state.
“LASTMA Akinde Olusola ‘Zebra’ (Zone 3 Iponri) who led the rescue team confirmed that the accident recorded two deaths, with five others seriously injured.
“He confirmed further that the fatal accident involved six private vehicles including a fully loaded ‘MAC’ truck with number plate (T-1501 LA).”
As per Adebayo’s account, an initial inquiry unveiled that due to brake failure, the heavily laden ‘MAC’ truck collided with five additional private vehicles, which included a commercial minibus, all while traveling at a high speed.
Adebayo said, “Those six vehicles involved in the fatal accident include a fully loaded truck (T-150 IL), Lexus Jeep (LSP 795 EW), Toyota Camry (AKD 606 HH), Toyota (LND 217 GX), mini-bus (FKJ 77 YG and (LSR 952 HZ).
“The General Manager of LASTMA, Bolaji Oreagba, cautioned motorists especially truck drivers to always ensure their vehicles are in good condition before embarking on any journey across the state.
“While maintaining that the agency would not relent in enlightening motorists, particularly commercial bus drivers on inherent dangers involved in overspeeding, he, however, sent his condolences to families of the deceased.”
Additionally, he mentioned that among the emergency response teams present at the accident site were the LASEMA Response Unit, the Federal Road Safety Corps, and officers from the Iponri Divisional Police Station.
