- The accident happened after the tanker suffered a mechanical fault
- Accident occurred at Otedola Bridge inward Berger
An unidentified female hawker was on Saturday crushed to death by a diesel-laden tanker at Otedola bridge inward Berger area of Lagos State.
It was gathered that the truck with number plate GME 483XD also rammed into three moving vehicles.
The Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr Olufemi Oke – Osanyintolu confirmed the incident in a statement.
He said the accident happened after the tanker suffered a mechanical fault while in motion.
He said “On arrival at the incident scene, it was discovered that a Tanker fully laden with Deisel[60,000 litres] was found to have crushed a female pedestrian (Hawker) on Otedola Bridge inward Berger.
“Further Investigation conducted by the LRT revealed that the articulated truck with registration number GME 483XD suffered a mechanical fault (brake failure) and rammed into other ongoing vehicles (suzuki with registration number EPE_302HR and a Toyota camry reg number MUS242HM, Avalolon AYE 453SF) damaging the three vehicle’s in the process.
“The LRT, Alongside NPF, LASAMBUS, FRSC,LASTMA officials, RRS are currently on ground to salvage the situation.”
The LASEMA boss added that operation was still on-going at the scene of the accident.
In another sad development, a multiple motor accidents along Jebba-Bode Saadu expressway in Kwara State Thursday’s night claimed the lives of 10 persons.
It was gathered that three vehicles were involved in the crash that was reportedly caused by wrongful overtaking.
The first information report (FIR) of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) obtained on Friday disclosed that the vehicles involved in the accident included a petrol tanker, Toyota corolla car and volkswagen car.
The particulars of the vehicles involved in the crash were given as Volkswagen with registration number AKD733FX, Toyota Corolla with registration number GWA22DD
and Gallop commercial JAC petrol tanker, belonging to Fammarna
Petroleum Limited.
The sector commander of FRSC in the state, Frederick Ogidan, who confirmed the accident said that N60,750 cash was recovered from the scene of the crash.
He also said that survivors of the auto crash sustained varying degrees of injury and had been taken to Shalom Hospital, Bode Saadu, while the dead bodies were deposited at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) mortuary.
He said that police officers from Jebba Division had taken custody of the vehicles involved in the accident.
“Motorists are advised to be cautious of the way they speed and overtake wrongfully. FRSC Kwara will commence another round of enforcement on speed violation and overloading from Monday, July 14, 2023, as we cannot tolerate a situation where 10 lives are lost in a single crash,” he stated.
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