One dead, driver injured in separate road accidents in Lagos

A centrifugal adjunct has died portion a operator sustained injuries successful 3 abstracted emergencies involving roadworthy accidents and a broken-down motortruck successful Lagos State.

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, said the incidents occurred astatine Oke-Oso successful Epe, Odo-Iyalaro Bridge inward Maryland and Olosha successful Mushin during overnight and aboriginal greeting operations.

A connection issued by the Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, said its Tiger Response Team was activated astatine astir 7:58 p.m. connected the erstwhile time pursuing a collision involving 2 vehicles connected Odo-Iyalaro Bridge, inward Maryland.

The vehicles were identified arsenic a Toyota Camry with registration fig AGL-70HU and a Toyota Venza with registration fig FST-893KF.

Preliminary investigations showed that the Venza had stopped by the roadside aft moving abbreviated of fuel, portion the Camry rammed into it.

The bureau said the Camry operator was suspected to person been driving nether the power of alcohol.

Although nary beingness was mislaid successful the incident, the operator of the Camry sustained injuries and was stabilised by LASEMA paramedics and the Lagos State Ambulance Service, LASAMBUS.

He was subsequently taken to the Trauma Centre for further aesculapian attention, portion some vehicles were towed to Area F Police Station.

LASEMA said its effect squad cleared the mishap country and reopened the span to motorists.

In a abstracted incidental astatine Olosha, Mushin, the ...