Truck driver loses legs as collision kills four, injures 13 in Lagos

A motortruck operator mislaid some legs portion 4 radical were killed and 13 passengers critically injured successful a collision betwixt a motortruck and a commercialized autobus connected Alaro City Bridge, inward T-Junction, Epe, Lagos State.

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, said successful a connection connected Wednesday that the clang occurred connected the single-lane bridge, wherever the motortruck rammed into a afloat loaded commercialized bus, leaving respective victims trapped successful the wreckage.

Four people, including the commercialized autobus driver, died successful the collision, portion 13 different passengers sustained captious injuries. The motortruck operator besides suffered terrible injuries, with some legs severed and trapped successful the wreckage.

"The motortruck operator besides suffered grievous bodily trauma, sustaining the traumatic severance of some legs, which became trapped wrong the mangled wreckage pursuing the collision," the connection said.

LASTMA said its operatives, with enactment from the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, evacuated the bodies of the 4 deceased victims to a mortuary.

The Lagos State Ambulance Service, LASAMBUS, transported the 13 critically injured passengers to the nearest aesculapian installation for urgent treatment.

Security unit from the Epe Police Division besides supported the rescue cognition by providing information astatine the country and ensuring the workout proceeded successful an orderly manner.

The General Manager of LASTMA, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, expressed condolences to the families ...