A truck loaded with granite has killed the occupant of a Lexus Sports Utility Vehicle on the Otedola Bridge in Lagos on Saturday.
The development was confirmed by the Director-General of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr. Oluwafemi Oke-Osanyintolu.
According to available information, the truck driver crashed off the crash barrier on the bridge and collided with the SUV.
The impact of the crash made the truck’s head to detach from its body, falling off the bridge.
Osanyintolu said the mangled bodies of the victims had been recovered and bagged, adding that two people were rescued, treated on the spot and discharged.
He stated that one of the victims who sustained critical injuries had been taken to the hospital for treatment.
Oke-Osanyintolu said: “A fatal accident which claimed the lives of two adult males occurred on Otedola bridge. Two people were rescued and treated on the spot and discharged, while one was evacuated to accident and emergency hospital in a critical condition. Treatment was commenced immediately.
“Investigations conducted revealed that an articulated truck laden with several tons of granite, crashed off the crash barrier on the bridge and collided with a black coloured Lexus SUV.
“The truck’s head subsequently detached because of the impact and fell off the bridge. The mangled bodies of the victims have been recovered and bagged, while intervention to ease vehicular movement is being carried out.”
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