One dead as 40-foot container crushes vehicles on Lagos bridge

One person was confirmed dead on Sunday, after an accident that occurred on the Otedola bridge in Lagos.

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) confirmed the fatality on Sunday, adding that one other person sustained injury.

The accident occurred after a 40-feet container being conveyed on a truck fell on two vehicles, “with registration numbers JJJ 28 FR and BDG 597 CY, respectively”.

One person died in the accident, while the truck driver is said to have been taken to the Lagos Trauma Centre.

“LASEMA, in a just concluded operation involving one fatality, rescued a seriously injured truck driver at the Otedola bridge incident scene this morning the 18th July, 2021,” the statement by Nosa Okunbor, LASEMA spokesman, reads.

“The yet-to-be identified, injured truck driver conveying the fallen 40-feet container that crushed two vehicles, which left one driver dead, was hurriedly ferried to the Trauma Centre near FRSC Office by old Lagos-Ibadan Toll Gate.

“Remains of the late driver of one of the vehicles, one Mr. Lawal, has been claimed by his relatives, as the Agency worked assiduously to conclude the operation by deploying its light and heavy-duty rescue equipment to evacuate all impediments from the road to restore vehicular activities to the road.

“LASEMA Response Teams, NEMA, FRSC and LASTMA were joint responders in the recovery operation. Operation concluded.”

The development comes months after a similar accident on the Otedola bridge.

In May, a bus which was heading for Anambra collided with a fuel tanker on the bridge.