One adult female
has died while four other passengers sustained serious injuries in a head-on
collision involving two Toyota Sienna buses on the Third
Mainland Bridge,
Lagos, on Tuesday.
The crash
occurred near Iyana-Iworo in the early hours of the day.
Head of Public
Affairs of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Mr Olawale
Afolabi, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria.
Afolabi said the
two vehicles involved were fully loaded commercial buses.
He added that
the injured victims were immediately evacuated to a nearby trauma centre for
urgent medical attention.
“Preliminary
investigations revealed that reckless driving by another Toyota Sienna
triggered the crash, resulting in a head-on collision between the two
vehicles,” he
said.
He explained
that LASEMA’s Tiger Squad from the C3 Command was activated at about 7:26 a.m.
and arrived at the scene around 8:00 a.m. to coordinate rescue
and recovery
operations.
According to
him, LASEMA personnel worked alongside officers of the police and the Lagos
State Traffic Management Authority to secure the scene, manage
traffic, and
clear the wreckage.
The Permanent
Secretary of LASEMA, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, described the crash as
preventable and urged motorists to strictly adhere to traffic regulations.
He warned
against excessive speeding, dangerous overtaking, and poor lane discipline,
stressing the need for caution on major highways and cooperation
with traffic
managers.
NAN
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