On Sunday, the Lagos State Visitors Administration Authority (LASTMA) confirmed the dying of two dispatch riders on the Eko Bridge, following an car crash involving two totally loaded Mack vehicles.
Confirming the tragic incident, the Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Division of the LASTMA, Adebayo Taofiq, stated that preliminary findings counsel that the motive force of one of many articulated vehicles, reportedly driving at an extreme pace whereas allegedly dozing off, misplaced management of the car.
He stated that the truck then careened into one other transferring truck forward of it, triggering a violent influence which led to the dislodgement of a 20-foot container from one of many vehicles, which subsequently crushed two unsuspecting dispatch riders who have been navigating the route on the time. Each victims have been confirmed useless on the scene.
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In keeping with him, a swift and coordinated response from LASTMA officers, who have been on routine site visitors monitoring obligation beneath the Eko Bridge, ensured the fast rescue of 1 severely injured truck driver.
The motive force was stated to have been promptly transported to a close-by hospital in a Lagos State Authorities ambulance for pressing medical consideration.
However the remaining two truck drivers have been stated to have absconded from the scene, presumably out of concern of the grim aftermath.
To forestall additional incidents and safeguard different street customers, LASTMA stated its personnel instantly cordoned off the affected stretch of the bridge and redirected vehicular site visitors by way of the Coastain Roundabout inward Alaka en path to the Stadium.
The Common Supervisor of LASTMA, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, in his message of condolence to the bereaved households, expressed deep sorrow over the lack of harmless lives.
He reiterated the crucial significance of accountable driving, notably for operators of articulated autos.
He urged all drivers to train utmost warning, keep full alertness, and guarantee their autos are roadworthy earlier than commencing any journey.
Bakare-Oki additional emphasised the Company’s ongoing, strong public enlightenment campaigns geared toward instilling security consciousness amongst drivers, particularly these working heavy-duty autos.
Different emergency responders on the scene of the accident embody Lagos State Emergency Administration Company (LASEMA), Lagos State Hearth and Rescue Providers, Lagos Neighbourhood Security Corps (LSNSC), State Environmental Well being Monitoring Unit (SEHMU) and Police man from Iporin Division of the State.
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