Lagos Multiple Accidents Claim Three Lives

A series of accidents which occurred along the Maryland axis of Lagos State in the early hours of Sunday, resulted in the death of three people, with many others injured.

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday.

The head of the Public Affairs Unit of LASEMA, Nosa Okunbor, said, “Upon the arrival of the LASEMA Response Teams at the scene of the incident at 0113hrs, the LRT encountered a multiple-vehicle accident involving an oil tanker, registration number unknown, fully laden with diesel.”

Okunbor explained that the tanker reportedly suffered a mechanical failure (brake failure) while in motion, lost control, and crashed into several cars, resulting in numerous casualties.

He added, “The second accident involved an articulated truck, registration number unknown, carrying a fully loaded 40-foot container, which reportedly collided with a MACK truck, also unregistered, loaded with refill industrial bottles. The crash was attributed to reckless driving and speeding.

“Sadly, three fatalities were reported in the multiple accidents, with the bodies removed before the LRTs arrived. An unspecified number of people were critically injured and had already been taken to various hospitals by the time the LRTs reached the scene.”

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He identified the vehicles involved in the accidents as two Volkswagen Vanagon commercial buses, one Mitsubishi Space Bus, two mini-buses (Korope), and one Honda car.

Okunbor continued, “Recovery efforts for the accident trucks and other vehicles began immediately upon the arrival of equipment at the scene.”

“The two LASEMA Response Teams, along with other responders, worked tirelessly to recover all vehicles involved in the road accident and to alleviate the traffic gridlock caused by the incident.”