Oluwaseun Osiyemi, the Commissioner for Transportation, said this in a statement he issued on Wednesday in Lagos State to the media.
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Ahmed Umar, the FRSC Ogun Sector Commander, disclosed this in a statement in Abeokuta on Wednesday.
This was revealed in a statement issued by the Rapid Response Squad after the arrest of the suspects on Wednesday.
A statement by the Route Commander, FRSC Public Education Officer, Olabisi Sonusi, said the accident involved a 20-feet containerized Mack truck with two different registration numbers: LSD 973 XM and FKJ 214 XY; and two other vehicles – a Toyota wagon with registration number JJJ 28 FR and Toyota Camry with registration number BDG 597 CY.
The trailer according to the National Emergency Management Authority (NEMA) lost control while descending towards the bridge and in the process of trying to park off the road, the container fell off the body of the vehicle and landed on top of another vehicle driven by a woman who was seriously injured.
It was gathered that the accident occurred between two low belt trucks around 2 am but a fire ensued when a 45,000 litre tanker carrying diesel rammed into the accident scene.
Olusegun Ogungbemide, the Lagos State Sector Commander, FRSC, made the disclosure during the control of traffic on Otedola Bridge Inward Lagos along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Monday.
Olusegun Ogungbemide, Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps in the state, confirmed the incident in a statement on Saturday.
The accident occurred on Otedola Bridge along the Lagos/Ibadan Expressway in the early hours of Saturday.
According to reports, the unfortunate incident occurred when a container truck loaded with fabric experienced a brake failure and collided with a 33,000 litres fuel tanker loaded with Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, belonging to a downstream operator, the impact of which resulted in the fire outbreak.
The Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos that two people were severely injured in the accident, which occurred at 8:30am
The Public Affairs Officer of LASEMA, Nusa Okunbor, made the disclosure in a statement in Lagos.
This has led to the diversion of traffic to the inward bound lane of perhaps the busiest expressway in the country.
The spokesman of the Lagos State Police Command, Chike Oti, a Chief Superintendent of Police, confirmed the development
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, has attributed the incessant road crashes in Nigeria to non-compliance with safety standards and traffic rules by stakeholders.
Already, the State’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Adeniji Kazeem, had at the weekend written to the CP to advice him on the relevant provisions of the law that could guide the ongoing investigation, which would lead to possible prosecution.
The condolence came as the state government on Monday gave an update on the death toll from the accident, saying 10 died at the scene and two in hospital, making 12.
Bisi Kazeem, Head of Public Education, FRSC, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday that such training would minimise accidents involving tankers on the roads.
Osinbajo spoke shortly after a closed door meeting with the State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode.