Four people have been killed and 16 others injured after a truck conveying a 20-foot container overturned onto a passenger bus on Alaro City Bridge along the Ibeju-Lekki Expressway in Lagos State.
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency disclosed that the crash occurred in the early hours of Wednesday at Berger Bridge, inward Eleko, following a collision involving the articulated truck and a Toyota Hiace bus.
According to the agency, preliminary findings indicated that overspeeding caused the truck driver to lose control while ascending the bridge, resulting in the container-laden vehicle overturning onto the bus.
The Permanent Secretary of LASEMA, Dr Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, said the agency received a distress call about the incident and immediately deployed its Beta Whales Team from the Epe Base to the scene.
He said the collision had a devastating impact, killing four adult males at the scene, while 16 other adult males sustained injuries of varying degrees.
LASEMA added that recovery operations were ongoing, with traffic management measures introduced to protect road users and manage vehicular movement around the accident scene.
The Lagos State Government expressed condolences to the families of the deceased and wished the injured victims a speedy recovery.
In a separate incident, another truck crashed into a solar-powered streetlight pole near Vetland School, inward Agege Pen Cinema, along Old Abeokuta Road, at about 4:09 am on Wednesday.
LASEMA said its Tiger Team from the C3 Base responded to the incident and found a truck with registration number KTU-940XT mounted on the road median after hitting the streetlight pole, obstructing traffic.
The agency attributed the incident to reckless driving and said traffic diversion measures were immediately implemented to prevent further accidents and ease congestion.
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It added that its heavy-duty recovery equipment, Elephant, was deployed to remove the truck, which was subsequently taken to Abattoir Police Station for further investigation and safekeeping.
The roadway has since been cleared and reopened to motorists, according to the agency.
LASEMA also reported a third road accident along the LASU-Igando Road, near Lanre Bus Stop, involving a DAF truck with registration number SMK 795 XY and a Toyota Corolla with registration number AKD 169 EA.
The agency said preliminary information indicated that a broken-down truck on the opposite side of the road had caused traffic congestion when the DAF truck, allegedly driving against traffic, collided with the Corolla.
The collision left the Corolla obstructing part of the road leading towards Igando.
Although no life was lost in the incident, the driver of the car sustained a minor head injury and was taken to Igando General Hospital by an associate.
LASEMA said the damaged Corolla had been towed to Igando Police Station, while its heavy-duty recovery equipment, Super Metro, was deployed to move the DAF truck to a lay-by.
The agency noted that recovery operations were ongoing to restore normal traffic flow.