A terrible catastrophe happened in Lagos yesterday when a vehicle lost control and crashed into the bus stop underneath the Oshodi bridge.
Sunday Trust said that witnesses say the event took place on the Apapa–Oshodi Expressway, heading toward Mile 2.
It is said that the truck, which was full with toner printing supplies, lost control while going down the bridge, which led to the catastrophe.
No one died in the event. The truck driver did, however, get very hurt, with broken arms and legs.
Emergency personnel got very quickly and took him to a neighboring hospital for treatment right away.
The accident caused a lot of traffic problems in the region, and officials from the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) worked hard to get things back to normal.
Early investigations point to the possibility that the driver either lost control of the car or had a brake failure while going down the hill.
Mr. Bakare Oki, the General Manager of LASTMA, confirmed the incident. He said that agency workers saved a man who was badly hurt in a terrible accident involving a fully loaded six-tyre truck with the registration number AKD 135 YK. The truck’s brakes failed and it fell off the Oshodi Bridge into the terminal ditch while going down from Oshodi-Oke to Mile 2.
Oki said that early reports showed that the vehicle, which was carrying toner printing supplies, had a serious mechanical problem while going down the bridge, which made it lose control and fall into the terminal below.
He called the accident a tragic event that could have killed many people, but LASTMA officials got there quickly and stopped it from getting worse.
“When they got there, our officers immediately began rescue operations and were able to free a male victim who had serious injuries.”
The hurt guy was rushed to a local hospital for treatment, and the truck driver was arrested and given to security officers from Makinde Police Station, Oshodi, so they could look into the brake failure and other things that may have caused it.
“To stop secondary collisions and make sure the road was safe, LASTMA workers blocked off the accident scene, redirected traffic, and oversaw the removal of the wreckage, bringing things back to normal in a very short amount of time,” he said.
Oki said again that the agency is dedicated to keeping people and property safe on Lagos roads, especially during the ember months when there are usually more cars on the road and more accidents happen.
He also stressed that LASTMA’s ongoing 24-hour traffic management efforts were meant to make sure that cars could move smoothly across the state before, during, and after the holiday season.
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