One Dead, Seven Injured In Accident On Otedola Bridge
One Dead, Seven Injured In Accident On Otedola Bridge
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.
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