The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency on Wednesday confirmed the death of a truck driver involved in an accident around Kara Bridge.

The agency’s Permanent Secretary, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, who confirmed this in a statement, said that LASEMA received a distress call at about 4:26 a.m.

“Following distress calls received through the 767 and 112 emergency toll-free lines at 4:26 a.m., LASEMA activated the state’s emergency response plans and team from the Command and Control Centre, Alausa, Ikeja. Upon arrival at the incident scene, it was discovered that a truck, registration number unknown, laden with several rolls of coils of steel and a 40ft container were involved in the accident.

“Investigation conducted revealed that the articulated truck driver who was on motion, in a bid to avoid collision with a 40-foot container on the road, lost control and fell on its side, resulting in the discharge of its cargo.”

Mr Oke-Osanyintolu said that an unidentified adult male driver lost his life to the incident and the body had been taken away before the arrival of the agency’s response team.

“LASEMA has activated necessary safety measures at the scene of the incident and collaborative efforts were made to restore vehicular activities. The road has been set free for vehicular movement and recovery operations have concluded,” the LASEMA boss said. 

(NAN)