Posted on: 06:35 Sun, 13 Mar 2016



One person died yesterday morning
following a fatal accident involving
a Sports Utility Van and another
vehicle on the Otedola Bridge
towards Berger, Lagos State.

The accident which occurred in the
early hours of Saturday resulted in
heavy vehicular traffic worsened
by the fuel queues.

it was not clear how many
passengers were involved in the
crash but traffic authorities have
cleared the wreckage.

Sector Commander Zone 2, FRSC
Lagos State, Nseobong Akpabio,
explained how the accident
occurred.

“A truck carrying container,
descending from the bridge from
the Mobil (filling station) towards
Otedola Bridge had a brake failure
and crashed into vehicles, one of
which was the pickup that was
closely in front of the truck.

“From the reports from the hospital
– the Lagos State Emergency Centre
in Ojota, one person was confirmed
dead and there were injuries.”

He added that the FRSC officials
have commenced further
investigation into the causes of the
accident as they would not base
their conclusion only on the
driver’s claim that it was a brake
failure.

He noted, however, that the Otedola
Bridge area has been identified to
be accident-prone and warned
motorist using the road to always
allow ample distance between them
and other vehicles.

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