A deadly accident occurred yesterday on the Ijora causeway in Lagos when a 40-foot container truck overturned and crushed a industrial tricycle, killing two folks immediately.
The Lagos State Site visitors Administration Authority (LASTMA) confirmed that the deceased had been a police officer and a feminine passenger. Their stays had been evacuated by safety operatives and relations.
Two different occupants of the tricycle, together with the motive force, sustained extreme leg accidents and had been taken to Jimsan Hospital, Ijora, by officers of the Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS) for emergency therapy.
Based on LASTMA, the crash occurred when the truck misplaced management whereas making an attempt to drive below the Ijora Bridge, toppling onto the tricycle.
Police operatives from close by divisions had been instantly deployed to forestall a mob from setting the truck ablaze in anger.
LASTMA Common Supervisor, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, described the incident as “deeply regrettable,” providing condolences to the households of the victims and wishing the injured a speedy restoration. He counseled emergency responders for his or her swift intervention.
He additional urged truck and articulated car drivers to train warning, notably when navigating below bridges and in congested areas, to keep away from such tragedies.
