Four people were feared dead last night in multiple accidents on
Otedola Bridge on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The accidents caused a
gridlock on the ever-busy highway.Mr Bisi Kazeem, Deputy Education Officer of the Federal Road Safety
Commission,
told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the vehicles
involved in the accident include an articulated lorry, a fuel tanker, a
truck and at least two saloon cars. “We do not have access to other
affected vehicles yet.
“Efforts are still on to shift the truck and the tanker so as to remove the vehicles trapped under them,” Kazeem said.
He said the Lagos-Ibadan half of the expressway was partially blocked by the tanker and the truck.
“All relevant agencies are on ground trying to remove affected vehicles and restore normalcy.
“The
Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) is setting up
floodlights while men of the fire service are blanketing the area,”
Kazeem said.
“We are advising motorists to exercise patience and
obey traffic officials at the scene. They should follow the diversion
and avoid hopping lanes in order not to compound the congestion,” he
said.
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