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Three People Confirmed Dead in Lagos Multiple Accidents

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Sunday, September 8, 2024 at 08:34 PM

Written by Brenda Izu

Three People Confirmed Dead in Lagos Multiple Accidents

Three people in the early hours of Sunday, 08, September lost their lives, while several others sustained varying degrees of injuries, in multiple accidents along the Maryland axis of Lagos State.

The Head of the Public Affairs Unit of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Nosa Okunbor, in a statement, said that the first accident happened when a diesel-laden tanker experienced brake failure and rammed into several vehicles, resulting in the deaths of three people and injuries to an unspecified number of others.

He noted that when the LASEMA team arrived at the scene around 1 am, they discovered another crash involving a containerized truck that had collided with a MACK truck, leaving the container truck driver with a leg injury.

He said, “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.”

Okunbor identified the vehicles involved in the accidents as two Volkswagen Vanagon commercial buses, one Mitsubishi Space Bus, two mini-buses (Korope), and one Honda car.

Okunbor further said that emergency responders were able to secure the area and implement critical safety and traffic control measures, which led to the temporary closure of the road and bridge.

The LASEMA spokesperson continued, “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.”Emergency responders at the scene included the LASEMA team, the police, and operatives from the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service.

In a related development, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Senator George Akume says it is unacceptable for 2,776 people to be killed and 16,309 others injured in road traffic crashes between January and July this year.

Akume who spoke on Thursday, 4 September 2024 in Abuja during the launch of the FRSC Mobile App and National Crash Reporting Information System (NACRIS), explained that between January and December last year, 5,081 people were killed, while 31,874 were injured in road mishaps.

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Three People Confirmed Dead in Lagos Multiple Accidents

Three people in the early hours of Sunday, 08, September lost their lives, while several others sustained varying degrees of injuries, in multiple accidents along the Maryland axis of Lagos State.

He noted that when the LASEMA team arrived at the scene around 1 am, they discovered another crash involving a containerized truck that had collided with a MACK truck, leaving the container truck driver with a leg injury.

He said, “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.”

Okunbor identified the vehicles involved in the accidents as two Volkswagen Vanagon commercial buses, one Mitsubishi Space Bus, two mini-buses (Korope), and one Honda car.

Okunbor further said that emergency responders were able to secure the area and implement critical safety and traffic control measures, which led to the temporary closure of the road and bridge.

The LASEMA spokesperson continued, “Recovery efforts for the accident trucks and other vehicles began immediately upon the arrival of equipment at the scene.

In a related development, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Senator George Akume says it is unacceptable for 2,776 people to be killed and 16,309 others injured in road traffic crashes between January and July this year.

Akume who spoke on Thursday, 4 September 2024 in Abuja during the launch of the FRSC Mobile App and National Crash Reporting Information System (NACRIS), explained that between January and December last year, 5,081 people were killed, while 31,874 were injured in road mishaps.

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