Three Dead, Several Injured as Five Trucks Collide on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
Three people, including a police inspector, have died in a multiple-vehicle crash involving five articulated trucks on Kara Bridge, inward Mowe, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Olanrewaju Ishola, confirmed the incident on Thursday while addressing journalists at the scene.
“We have a case of multiple accident at the border between Ogun and Lagos State,” Ishola said. “Five vehicles were involved, all articulated vehicles. Precisely, three people have been rescued from the scene of the accident. As early as 5 a.m., we have been on it, and we have other agencies here assisting us — LASTMA, the Road Safety Corps, and other security agencies.”
He said preliminary investigations showed that the accident was caused by a trailer that suffered brake failure.
“At the beginning, we have a trailer that failed brake, and it is important that everybody in charge of their vehicle ensures proper maintenance,” he added.
The commissioner confirmed that one of the victims was a police inspector who was part of the advance team responding to the incident.
“It’s very unfortunate that we lost one of our police inspectors that came with our advance team to salvage the situation,” Ishola said.
He warned motorists, particularly truck drivers, against reckless driving, which he said causes most fatal road crashes.
“We want road users, especially those driving articulated vehicles, to stop this kind of recklessness. If they are not reckless in their driving habit, we won’t have this kind of accident,” he stated.
Rescue operations involving the police, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), and other agencies were ongoing as of press time.
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