1 week Ago By Ayomide Alawode
At least three individuals lost their lives, and numerous others sustained injuries in several accidents along the Maryland area of Lagos State early on Sunday. The Head of the Public Affairs Unit of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Nosa Okunbor, shared this information in a statement on Sunday. Okunbor clarified that the initial incident occurred when a tanker loaded with diesel experienced brake failure and collided with multiple vehicles, resulting in three fatalities and injuries to several others.
He mentioned that when the LASEMA team arrived at the scene around 1 am, they came across another collision involving a container truck that had crashed into a MACK truck, causing the container truck driver to suffer a leg injury. He narrated, “Upon the arrival of the LASEMA Response Teams at the scene of the incident at 0113hrs, the LRT encountered a multiple-vehicle accident involving an oil tanker, registration number unknown, fully laden with diesel. The tanker reportedly suffered a mechanical failure (brake failure) while in motion, lost control, and crashed into several cars, resulting in numerous casualties.
“The second accident involved an articulated truck, registration number unknown, carrying a fully loaded 40-foot container, which reportedly collided with a MACK truck, also unregistered, loaded with refill industrial bottles. The crash was attributed to reckless driving and speeding. “Sadly, three fatalities were reported in the multiple accidents, with the bodies removed before the LRTs arrived.
An unspecified number of people were critically injured and had already been taken to various hospitals by the time the LRTs reached the scene.” He identified the vehicles caught up in the accidents as two Volkswagen Vanagon commercial buses, one Mitsubishi Space Bus, two mini-buses (Korope), and one Honda car. He also mentioned that emergency responders successfully secured the area and put in place crucial safety and traffic control measures, which necessitated the temporary closure of the road and bridge.
The LASEMA spokesperson further stated, “Recovery efforts for the accident trucks and other vehicles began immediately upon the arrival of equipment at the scene. “The two LASEMA Response Teams, along with other responders, worked tirelessly to recover all vehicles involved in the road accident and to alleviate the traffic gridlock caused by the incident.” The emergency responders present at the scene included the LASEMA team, the police, and personnel from the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service.
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