The General Manager of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Michael Akindele, on Saturday advised owners of articulated vehicles and trucks to check the road worthiness of their vehicles.
Akindele gave the advice at an accident scene involving a 40ft container laden with stationery, with registration number XA 309 MUS at Ijora Olopa area of Lagos State.
Akindele said the cause of the accident was due to reckless driving by the container truck driver, while he was trying to make a U-turn at a roundabout.
He said: “The truck tripped and fell across the road but no injury or mortality was recorded.”
The General Manager also said the agency’s Emergency Response Team and officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency were able to evacuate the container off the road.
Akindele said the container was moved away with the use of the agency’s heavy duty equipment to allow free flow of vehicular movement on the Ijora Road.
He urged owners of container trucks to ensure proper checks on the road worthiness of their vehicles and to engage experienced drivers.
Akindele said this would reduce incessant traffic accidents on Lagos roads.
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