4 folks were killed and 16 others injured after a container truck overturned onto an interstate Toyota Hiace bus on Berger Bridge, inward Eleko, alongside the Ibeju-Lekki Parkway in Lagos State.
A observation through the Lagos State Emergency Control Company, LASEMA, mentioned the deadly twist of fate passed off within the early hours of Wednesday, October 28, 2026, when an articulated truck wearing a 20-foot container collided with the bus, with registration quantity GME-589 ZU.
In line with the company, initial findings confirmed that the truck was once travelling up the bridge at over the top pace when it collided with the bus.
The truck driving force reportedly misplaced regulate whilst making an attempt to steer clear of the collision, inflicting the truck to overturn onto the bus.
“The affect was once serious and tragically resulted within the lack of 4 (4) grownup men who had been showed useless on the scene, whilst 16 (16) different grownup men sustained various levels of accidents,” the observation mentioned.
LASEMA mentioned its Beta Whales Group from Epe Base was once in an instant deployed after the company won a misery name concerning the crash.
The reaction staff, operating with the Federal Street Protection Corps, FRSC, and the Nigeria Police Power, secured the scene, administered first support to the injured sufferers and took them to Epe Basic Sanatorium for additional scientific consideration.
The company mentioned a non-public crane have been secured to recuperate the overturned truck and container and make allowance responders to securely take away the our bodies of the deceased.
It added that the restoration operation was once ongoing, whilst site visitors control measures have been installed position to verify protection alongside the affected street.
The Lagos State Executive commiserated with the households of the deceased and needed the injured sufferers a rapid restoration.
In the meantime, LASEMA mentioned its reaction groups additionally treated two different street incidents in Agege and Igando on Wednesday.
At about 4:09 am, the company’s Tiger Group from C3 Base spoke back to a truck twist of fate close to Vetland Faculty, inward Agege Pen Cinema, alongside Outdated Abeokuta Street.
The staff discovered a truck with registration quantity KTU-940XT that had rammed right into a solar-powered streetlight pole ahead of mounting the street median and obstructing site visitors.
Initial findings attributed the twist of fate to reckless using. No casualty was once recorded, even supposing the streetlight pole and the entrance phase of the truck had been broken.
LASEMA mentioned it in an instant diverted site visitors to stop additional incidents and simplicity motion within the house.
Following the coming of the company’s heavy-duty restoration apparatus, Elephant, the truck was once got rid of from the street and brought to Abattoir Police Station for additional investigation and safekeeping.
The street was once due to this fact cleared and reopened to site visitors.
In some other incident, LASEMA’s Beta Group from Igando Base spoke back to a collision involving a DAF truck, with registration quantity SMK 795 XY, and a Toyota Corolla, with registration quantity AKD 169 EA, at Lanre Bus Forestall, inward Igando, alongside LASU-Igando Street.
In line with LASEMA, knowledge amassed on the scene indicated {that a} broken-down truck at the reverse facet of the street had led to site visitors to increase ahead of the DAF truck, which was once using towards site visitors, collided with the Corolla.
The collision blocked part of the street inward Igando. No demise was once recorded, however the Corolla driving force sustained a minor head damage and was once taken to Igando Basic Sanatorium through an affiliate.
LASEMA mentioned the Corolla have been towed to Igando Police Station, whilst its heavy-duty restoration apparatus, Tremendous Metro, have been deployed to transport the DAF truck to a lay-by and repair site visitors waft. The operation was once nonetheless ongoing on the time of the document.
The Lagos State Executive, underneath Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, reaffirmed its dedication to protective lives and assets thru endured funding in emergency control.
The federal government additionally counseled LASEMA and the participating businesses, together with the Nigeria Police Power and the FRSC, for his or her recommended reaction to the incidents.
Motorists had been suggested to watch pace limits, steer clear of using towards site visitors and different reckless manoeuvres, and make sure their cars had been in excellent mechanical situation ahead of travelling.
Citizens had been additionally recommended to document emergencies throughout the state’s toll-free traces.
