Three Persons Injured As Oil Tanker Crushes Six Vehicles On Lagos’ Gbagada Bridge

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), has confirmed that three persons were severely injured on Thursday evening when a fully loaded tanker rammed into six vehicles at Gbagada Bridge inward Ifako along Oworonsoki Expressway.

A statement from LASTMA’s Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, Adebayo Taofiq, said that the accident occurred around 6:10 pm, adding that policemen from the Alonge Police Station were time available at the scene of the accident.

Taofiq said the unfortunate incident caused serious traffic gridlock, especially for road users moving from the 3rd mainland bridge going towards Ifako by Oworonsoki Expressway.

While LASTMA appealed to the tankers’ association to always educate their drivers on the need to observe the speed limit whenever they were driving on public roads, it regretted that preliminary investigation showed the accident was caused by brake failure.

The statement partly read: “Lastma Oduyebo Oluwole ‘Zebra’ (Zone 2) disclosed that the accident caused severe congestion for road users moving from the 3rd mainland bridge going towards Ifako by Oworonsoki Expressway.

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“Preliminary investigation revealed that the driver of the fully loaded tanker after losing control due to brake failure rammed into 6 other vehicles (3 commercial vehicles, 3 private cars & 1 Lastma bike) while descending Gbagada bridge inward Ifako on the expressway.

“Lastma Oluwole confirmed that those casualties were severely injured and rushed to Gbagada General Hospital for medical treatment by a Lastma Trooper who was also among those wounded during the accident.

“He confirmed further that while the accident occurred around 6:10 pm today, Policemen from Alonge Police Station at Oworonsoki were equally at the scene of the accident.

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“The General Manager of LASTMA Mr Bolaji Oreagba however called on the Association regulating activities of tanker operators to always educate their drivers on the need to observe speed limit whenever they are driving on public roads.”

Meanwhile, some of the identified registration no of vehicles involved in the accident include: “GGE 16 XO TOYOTA, EPE 941 AC TOYOTA, LSR 457 BY NISSAN, APP 206 XT VANAGON and APP 206 YE URVAN.”

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