One killed in Kara bridge auto crash
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency(LASEMA) says one person has been killed in a fatal road crash on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
The incident happened on Thursday morning on Kara bridge.
The crash occurred when a trailer driver lost control due to brake failure and rammed into another vehicle on the bridge.
Yemi Sule, a spokesperson for LASEMA, confirmed that one person died in a road crash involving a truck and six other vehicles at Kara bridge outward the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
Emergency responders are at the scene of the incident to rescue more victims.
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