A terrible accident has once again occurred at the dreaded Otedola Bridge.
The tragic accident instantly claimed the lives of three members of the same family, father, mother and their young child while two other victims sustained critical injuries.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the incident involved three vehicles (Audi, Toyota Camry & Toyota Corolla) initiated when a heavily loaded truck travelling at excessive speed violently struck one of the vehicles from the rear.
The impact caused the vehicle to lose control, colliding with two additional moving vehicles thereby triggering the fatal chain-reaction accident.
In a disturbing development the truck driver absconded immediately from the scene with his vehicle leaving the victims in peri.
LASTMA operatives on their arrived at the scene and coordinated seamlessly with allied emergency agencies to rescue survivors and recover the deceased.
Two critically injured victims trapped within the wreckage were carefully extricated and conveyed by the Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS) for urgent medical attention.
The three deceased family members, tragically trapped together were recovered and handed over to the Lagos State Environmental Health Monitoring Unit (SEHMU) for immediate evacuation.
The surviving injured victims were rushed to the Lagos State Emergency and Trauma Centre, Toll-Gate to receive comprehensive medical care.
Security personnel from the Isheri Olowora Police Division provided vital protection and operational support throughout the rescue operation while LASTMA personnel evacuated the accident vehicles from the main carriage way to avoid another secondary accident.
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