One injured as truck falls off bridge in Lagos

One injured as truck falls off bridge in Lagos

 The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) says
one person was severely injured after a fully-laden truck veered off the Pen
Cinema Bridge along Agege, Old Abeokuta road.

 

A statement on Saturday by Adebayo Taofiq, LASTMA director
of public affairs and enlightenment department, said the victim, who is the
truck driver, suffered grievous fractures to both hands.

 

Taofiq noted that preliminary investigations indicated that
the truck driver lost control of the vehicle, causing it to land on two
commercial buses.

 

“The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA)
hereby notifies the general public of a grave road traffic incident that
transpired earlier today along Agege, Old Abeokuta road, involving a
fully-laden truck (registration number: GGE 624 YJ) and two painted commercial
Volkswagen buses,” the statement reads.

 

 

“Preliminary inquiries suggest that the truck driver, who
suffered grievous fractures to both hands, lost control of the vehicle while
navigating the Pen Cinema Bridge.”

 

He said LASTMA operatives responded swiftly to the incident,
rescuing the driver and handing him over to the police, who then took him to a
nearby hospital for treatment.

 

Olalekan Bakare-Oki, LASTMA general manager, advised
motorists, particularly truck operators, to drive responsibly and adhere to the
newly installed speed-limiting devices.

 

“In a bid to safeguard other road users and forestall
secondary incidents, LASTMA personnel swiftly secured the accident site by
cordoning off the area and diverting vehicular traffic,” Taofiq said.

 

“Thereafter, operatives of the LASEMA Response Unit expeditiously
cleared the wreckage, thereby restoring unimpeded traffic flow along the axis.

 

“Mr. Bakare-Oki also extended heartfelt wishes for the rapid
and full recovery of the injured driver.”

 

Source: One injured as truck falls off bridge in Lagos

 - NigerianEye
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