unidentified lovers died in a multiple crash
along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, near
Otedola Estate, Lagos this morning.
The accident involved seven vehicles
including a fully loaded truck with
registration number XZ 437 MUS. Others
include an 18-seater inter-state commuter
bus with plate number XN 547 LSR, Honda
Accord (FKJ 645 AG), Volkswagen Golf (DN
504 EKY) and a Toyota Sienna (GR 304 LND)
branded by Joint Juice.
It was gathered that the accident
occurred at about 6 a.m. today. While the
body of the two lovers who occupied the
front seat of the commuter bus were still
trapped under the truck as at the time of
filing this report, other victims of the
multiple crash have been rushed to the
Lagos State Emergency Centre located a few
metres away from the scene of the accident.
A witness said that last night a
truck conveying heavy iron pipes had an
accident, leaving one of the iron pipes
covering a part of the expressway. It was
the pipe that caused the multiple accidents
this morning.
The witness, who blamed the incident on
the nonchalant attitude of concerned
authorities, said if the heavy pipe had been
removed or safety signs created to alert
motorists, the accident would have been
averted.
“It is so unfortunate because since
yesterday, government officials didn’t come
to remove the pipe from the express road or
create awareness for motorists. But I am
sure if it was a vehicle that broke down
here, they would have come to tow it,” the
witness lamented.
The affected vehicles were said to be on
high speed, not suspecting that the iron
pipe was already covering the service lane
of the expressway. While trying to
manoeuvre, the truck driver was said to
have crushed other vehicles, before falling
on the commuter bus, thereby trapping the
two lovers.
Speaking at the scene of the
accident this morning, the boss of Lagos
State Emergency Management Agency
(LASEMA), Dr. Oluwafemi Osanyitolu
confirmed that there are two mortalities,
while nine injured victims have been taken
to the accident emergency unit for
treatment.
“It is quite unfortunate, but as you can see,
all hands have been on deck to restore
normalcy. Everything is under control,” he
added.
Wife of the Ogun State governor, Funmi
Amosun, who was driving by with her
entourage this morning also stopped to
sympathise with the accident victims.
The accident caused heavy traffic on both
sides of the expressway, but officials of the
Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), LASTMA,
Civil Defence and Police have arrived the
scene to salvage the situation.
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