4 other people had been killed and 16 others injured after a container truck overturned onto a Toyota Hiace bus on Berger Bridge alongside the Ibeju-Lekki Freeway in Lagos State.
The Lagos State Emergency Control Company (LASEMA) mentioned the coincidence came about within the early hours of Wednesday, October 28, 2026, inward Eleko, after an articulated truck wearing a 20-foot container collided with the bus, registered as GME-589 ZU.
In step with the company, initial findings indicated that the truck used to be travelling uphill at over the top velocity when it encountered the bus. The driving force reportedly misplaced keep watch over whilst making an attempt to keep away from a collision, inflicting the truck and its container to overturn onto the car.
“The have an effect on used to be serious and tragically resulted within the lack of 4 (4) grownup men who have been showed lifeless on the scene, whilst 16 (16) different grownup men sustained various levels of accidents,” LASEMA mentioned.
The company dispatched its Beta Whales Group from the Epe Base after receiving a misery name. The workforce labored with the Federal Highway Protection Corps (FRSC) and the Nigeria Police Drive to protected the scene and lend a hand the sufferers.
The injured passengers got first support prior to being transported to Epe Normal Medical institution for additional remedy.
LASEMA mentioned a non-public crane have been secured to boost the overturned truck and container to permit responders to soundly get better the our bodies of the deceased. The restoration operation used to be ongoing, whilst site visitors control measures have been presented alongside the affected stretch of street.
The Lagos State Executive expressed condolences to the households of the deceased and wanted the injured sufferers a fast restoration.
In separate incidents on Wednesday, emergency responders additionally attended to 2 different street crashes in Agege and Igando.
In Agege, a truck rammed right into a solar-powered streetlight pole close to Vetland College, inward Pen Cinema, alongside Previous Abeokuta Highway, prior to mounting the street median and obstructing site visitors.
LASEMA attributed the incident to reckless using. No casualties have been recorded, even supposing the truck and streetlight pole have been broken.
The company diverted site visitors whilst restoration operations have been performed. Its heavy-duty restoration apparatus used to be used to take away the truck, which used to be taken to Abattoir Police Station for investigation and safekeeping. The street used to be therefore cleared and reopened.
In Igando, a DAF truck collided with a Toyota Corolla at Lanre Bus Forestall alongside LASU-Igando Highway.
LASEMA mentioned initial data indicated that site visitors had constructed up as a result of a broken-down truck at the reverse facet of the street. The DAF truck used to be reportedly using towards site visitors when it collided with the Corolla.
The crash obstructed a part of the street inward Igando. The Corolla motive force sustained a minor head harm and used to be taken to Igando Normal Medical institution via an affiliate. No deaths have been reported.
The Corolla used to be towed to Igando Police Station, whilst LASEMA deployed its heavy-duty restoration apparatus to transport the DAF truck to a lay-by and repair site visitors go with the flow. The operation used to be nonetheless ongoing on the time of the file.
The Lagos State Executive reiterated its dedication to protective lives and belongings thru emergency reaction operations and recommended LASEMA and the opposite companies fascinated by dealing with the incidents.
LASEMA additionally instructed motorists to watch velocity limits, keep away from using towards site visitors, chorus from reckless manoeuvres and make sure their cars are automatically sound prior to travelling. Citizens have been instructed to file emergencies during the state’s toll-free strains.
Ademide Adebayo
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