Three injured as truck pulls down pedestrian bridge in Lagos

A container-laden truck has pulled down the pedestrian bridge at Alapere estate, Lagos state.

TheCable understands that the truck rammed into the bridge around 12 am on Friday.

The incident destroyed the outward section of the bridge.

Some of the debris from the bridge landed on a commercial bus, which was fully loaded with passengers.

The commercial bus was badly damaged as some of the passengers sustained injuries.

Officers of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) are at the scene to manage the traffic situation.

In a statement released on Friday, LASEMA said the rubble from the collapsed bridge has been evacuated from the road.

“Consequent upon the arrival of the agency’s response team at the scene, it was discovered that a trailer with registration number ABG-111-XF laden with a 40Ft container crashed into the Alapere pedestrian bridge on high motion as a result of the height of the trailer, which led to the total collapse of the bridge,” the statement reads.

“The impact of the collapse crushed a 14 passenger Mazda commercial bus, registration number KJA-752-YD.

“Fortunately, there is no record of any loss of lives, but three adult male passengers in the commercial bus sustained various degrees of injuries and were quickly transported to hospital nearby for a quick medical attention.

“The LASEMA response team, LASTMA and NPF were responders who collaborated to evacuate the crashed columns of the pedestrian bridge and the debris off the road. The road has been restored to normalcy.”