Three persons have been confirmed dead after a truck rammed into a nearby car wash and later fell into the ditch at the new tollgate between Ijebu-Ode and Epe in Lagos State.
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) disclosed this via its official Twitter handle in the late hours of Monday.
The report released on the Twitter handle reads, “A serious accident at the new Toll Gate between Ijebu-Ode and Epe involving a Dangote Truck coming from Ijebu-Ode who rammed at a nearby car wash and later fell into the ditch.
“The 3 people involved have been confirmed dead as officers of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) and other agencies are on ground doing the needful.”
WITHIN NIGERIA had reported that an articulated truck carrying a 20-foot container toppled on a commercial bus, killing nine people on Ojuelegba bridge in Lagos.