Eko Bridge accident
Two confirmed dead, five injured in Eko Bridge multiple-vehicle accident
Two persons were confirmed to have died in a multiple vehicle accident on the recently-reopened Eko Bridge in Lagos, Wednesday.
The accident which occurred Wednesday afternoon, involved six vihicles, including a truck and a commercial mini bus, popularly called ‘Korope’ in Lagos.
The victims confirmed as one male and a female died when the truck reportedly suffered brake failure and collided with the Korope bus and other vehicles.
Confirming the accident, Wednesday, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the its state Territorial Office, LASEMA, along with other responders, including the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASMA), said the accident left ‘five persons seriously injured.’
“Emergency response teams from NEMA Lagos Territorial Office and LASEMA, along with other stakeholders, swiftly responded to a tragic multiple crash incident on Eko Bridge in Lagos.
“The collision occurred in the afternoon around 1435 hours, involving 6 vehicles, including a heavily loaded ‘MAC’ truck with registration number T-1501 LA.
“Tragically, the incident resulted in 2 fatalities (a male and a female) and left 5 individuals seriously injured.
“The collision occurred due to a brake failure in the ‘MAC’ truck, which collided with 5 other vehicles, including a commercial mini-bus known as a ‘Korope.’
“The vehicles involved were a fully loaded truck (T-150 IL), a Lexus Jeep (LSP 795 EW), a Toyota Camry (AKD 606 HH), another Toyota (LND 217 GX), a Mini-bus (FKJ 77 YG), and (LSR 952 HZ).
“Rescue efforts managed to save 5 accident victims, unfortunately 2 fatalities were recorded,” NEMA reported.
