One Dead, Seven Injured In Accident On Otedola Bridge

A fatal accident has occurred on Otedola Bridge around Berger area of Lagos State, leaving one person dead and 7 others injured.

The accident happened on Thursday morning around Mobil petrol station inward Berger and has reportedly claimed the life of a yet to be identified woman.

In a tweet, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) said the accident involved a tanker, Mazda bus with ten passengers and a golf car.

Its tweet reads;

[8.25am] #LagosIbadanExp #Breaking
Fatal accident on OtedolaBridge inw Berger involving a tanker and a fully loaded Mazda bus. All relevant emergency agencies alerted.
Traffic backlog building up beyond Secretariat.@TrafficChiefNG @Gidi_Traffic @trafficbutter @lagostraffic961
— LASTMA (@followlastma) May 21, 2020

[9.34am] #Update #OtedolaRoadCrash
Road cordoned off to allow for evacuation of casualties and vehicles. CMD Rd available for movement to bypass the accident scene.
Road will be opened soon.@TrafficChiefNG @Gidi_Traffic @trafficbutter @lagostraffic961 @lagostelevision
— LASTMA (@followlastma) May 21, 2020

Though the cause of the accident could not be ascertained as at the time of filing this report, it is said that a laden tanker lost control and rammed into an inter-state commercial bus.

According to LASTMA, right authorities were contacted on time to control traffic and attend to the casualties of the incident.

More detail to come.