LASTMA rescues two accident victims after multiple road crash
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has rescued two accident victims; a male and female, following a multi-vehicle crash on Tuesday in Lagos.
The General Manager, LASTMA, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, confirmed this in a statement in Lagos.
The statement was signed by LASTMA Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, Taofiq Adebayo.
Mr Bakare-Oki said the accident took place at the New Garage by Odo Iya-Alaro area of Ojota, Lagos.
Mr Bakare-Oki who led the team with other emergency responders said that the accident occurred around 3.00 a.m.
He said that it involved a Volkswagen commercial bus loaded with vegetables and a containerised vehicle that had crashed into a Jersey barrier.
He added that the two victims trapped in the accident were successfully rescued by LASTMA and other emergency responders.
He also said the victims were immediately transported to the hospital by the Lagos State Ambulance Service.
“The accident was particularly alarming due to the ongoing rehabilitation work on the Odo Iya-Alaro Bridge,” Mr Bakare-Oki said.
He urged motorists, including commercial bus drivers, to avoid speeding during their journeys within or outside Lagos.
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