A tragic accident occurred on Saturday in the Agege area of Lagos when a fully loaded truck fell off a bridge and crashed onto two commercial buses.
According to information gathered by our correspondent, the accident, which took place around 11am, resulted in the complete wreckage of the two vehicles involved.
Personnel from the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), and the Lagos State Emergency Management Authority Response Unit (LRU) swiftly arrived at the scene to manage the situation.
Confirming the incident, the General Manager of LASTMA, Mr. Olalekan Bakare-Oki, disclosed that the truck driver sustained serious injuries during the crash.
Bakare-Oki said the accident happened along Old Abeokuta Road and involved a fully loaded truck bearing registration number GGE 624 YJ and two commercial Volkswagen buses painted in the standard Lagos colors.
He stated that preliminary findings indicated the truck driver, who suffered fractures in both hands, lost control of the vehicle while navigating the Pen Cinema Bridge.
He narrated that the truck tumbled off the bridge and landed directly on two buses stationed below.
“LASTMA Officers successfully extricated the severely injured driver and immediately entrusted him to officers of the Elere Police Division. He was subsequently conveyed to the General Hospital, Ile-Epo, for urgent medical intervention.
“In a bid to safeguard other road users and forestall secondary incidents, LASTMA personnel swiftly secured the accident site by cordoning off the area and diverting vehicular traffic.
“Thereafter, operatives of the LASEMA Response Unit promptly cleared the wreckage, thereby restoring traffic flow along the axis,” he added.
Mr. Bakare-Oki also issued a safety appeal, urging all motorists, especially truck drivers, to exercise maximum caution while driving, particularly with the rainy season now underway.
