A number of motorists narrowly escaped dying yesterday when a tipper truck rammed right into a broken-down oil tanker and different articulated automobiles at Berger Bridge, inward Epe, alongside the Epe/Ibeju Lekki Highway in Lagos State.
Following misery calls, operatives of the Lagos State Emergency Administration Company have been deployed to the scene. Upon arrival, they found that an oil tanker, with registration quantity MKA-232ZE and laden with Liquefied Petroleum Gasoline (LPG), had earlier damaged down on the carriageway as a result of an engine malfunction, partially obstructing visitors.
Whereas repairs have been ongoing, a tipper truck loaded with granite stones reportedly misplaced management and collided with the stationary tanker and one other articulated truck conveying tyres. The registration numbers of the 2 vans concerned have been but to be ascertained at press time.
Preliminary investigations indicated that extreme velocity by the tipper driver induced the crash. Though no deaths have been recorded, the tipper driver and his assistant sustained severe accidents. They have been handled by officers of the Lagos State Ambulance Service earlier than being taken to Epe Common Hospital for additional medical consideration.
