A four-vehicle collision has precipitated important traffic disruption alongside the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway in Lagos State.
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, stated the accident occurred on Tuesday at Cele Express, inward to Mile 2.
The company recognized the automobiles concerned as a Hilux van, a container-laden heavy-duty truck, a patrol van and a Toyota automobile.
It attributed the crash to a suspected mechanical failure, notably a potential brake malfunction, including that an unconfirmed variety of victims had been taken to hospital.
In a press release posted on X, LASTMA stated, “A multiple accident occasioned by mechanical fault/brake failure involving a Hilux van, a containerised heavy-duty truck, a Patrol van, and a Toyota car occurred at Cele Express inward Mile 2 along the Apapa Oshodi Express Way, resulting in an unconfirmed number of casualties who have been rushed to the hospital.”
LASTMA stated its personnel had been deployed to strategic places alongside the expressway to information motorists and redirect traffic by different routes in a bid to forestall additional incidents.
The company additionally suggested drivers to train warning whereas utilizing the street.
The accident occurred days after a separate crash involving a truck and a industrial bus on Alaro City Bridge, inward T-Junction, Epe, claimed 4 lives and left 13 different individuals critically injured.
LASTMA spokesperson, Adebayo Taofiq, disclosed in a press release issued on October 28 that the truck driver additionally suffered extreme accidents, with each legs trapped within the wreckage and subsequently misplaced.
According to the company, preliminary accounts advised that the truck crashed into the absolutely occupied industrial bus as each automobiles have been crossing the single-lane bridge, leaving a number of passengers trapped within the wreckage.
The Lagos State Ambulance Service, LASAMBUS, transported the 13 injured passengers to a close-by medical facility for emergency therapy.
LASTMA officers, working alongside the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, evacuated the our bodies of the deceased to a mortuary, whereas officers from the Epe Police Division supplied safety in the course of the rescue and emergency operations.
The company’s General Manager, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, commiserated with the households of those that died and wished the injured victims a fast restoration.
He referred to as on motorists to drive fastidiously, obey traffic rules and train additional warning when approaching bridges, slender roads and different places the place restricted street area might heighten the chance of accidents.
