Car slips off Otedola bridge, no casualties

On Friday, Two young adults who escaped death when trying to overtake a trailer. Their Honda Accord vehicle, fell off Otedola Bridge along Lagos Ibadan Expressway, Berger axis on Friday.

The driver lost control of the car and skidd off the bridge in an attempt to overtake a trailer, according to eye witness. The victims sustained serious injuries, were taken to the hospital for treatment.

Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyitolu, the Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, on confirming the incident, said no live was lost.

“ Agency responders arrived to the above location to discover a Honda Accord with registration number MUS-440 HK had been involved in an accident.

“No mortality was recorded at the scene of the incident, but the two young adults who were the only occupants of the car sustained minor injuries and were attended to by the Agency’s Pre Hospital Care unit ( Paramedics).

“Agencies on ground include the agency’s LRT and Nigeria Police. Agency heavy duty equipment has been dispatched, Recovery Operations ongoing as 10am,” he said.

(Nation)