- Accident resulted in traffic congestion inward Lagos/Ibadan Expressway and Ojodu Berger as the bridge is flooded
An accident involving an upturned loaded truck has taken a lane on Otedola Bridge, Ojodu Berger, Lagos State.
The accident, which happened on Tuesday, has resulted in traffic congestion inward Lagos/Ibadan Expressway and Ojodu Berger as the bridge is flooded.
However, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has said effort is on to remove the truck from the road.
“A fatal accident involving an upturned loaded (wheat) truck that has taken a lane on Otedola bridge inw Ojodu Berger.
Traffic is a bit slow coupled with the flooded portion on the bridge.
“Effort is on for the recovery of the contents and the truck from the road,” LASTMA said via its X handle.
Meanwhile, two people died while one was injured in an accident involving a Mazda bus and a Mazda car at Ayedere, along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.
The spokesperson for the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta.
Akinbiyi stated that the accident occurred at 7:10 a.m. at Ayedere village, Ewekoro Local Government Area of the state.
He noted that the accident was caused by the driver of the unregistered Mazda car who drove against traffic and had a head-on collision with the Mazda bus marked SEY 311 ZY.
The TRACE spokesperson added that the drivers of the two vehicles died while a motor boy with the bus sustained injuries.
Akinbiyi explained that the injured motor boy had been rescued and taken to a nearby hospital before the arrival of TRACE, saying that the driver of the car had been taken away by his family for burial.
He said that the driver of the bus was deposited at Ifo General Hospital morgue.