A fatal road accident occurred on the early hour of today along the Iyana Dopemu road, in Lagos State which has reportedly claimed three lives.
According to the report confirmed by the Lagos State Traffic Management, the horrible incident happened at about 7 am on Tuesday, August 4.
The Public Relations Officer of LASTMA , Olumide Filade, was said to have confirmed the incident .
LASTMA went on to tweet that the accident occurred when an SUV rammed into a moving trailer .
It said , “An accident ( has ) just ( been) reported involving an SUV that rammed into a moving trailer on the fast lane shortly before Cement bus stop inward Iyana Dopemu with three casualties .
“LASAMBUS has been contacted as well as a tow truck for evacuation. Officers are on the ground controlling traffic .”
On Monday , one person died in a gas explosion that occurred at Alafia bus stop beside Atlas , in Orile Iganmu axis of Lagos State .
It was gathered by newsmen that apart from the deceased , Ajibola Olaoye , 35 , who lost his life , four others sustained various degrees of injuries .
The Lagos State Emergency Agency confirmed the incident , saying that Olaoye died while working on heavy-duty equipment .
Head of Public Affairs , LASEMA , Nosa Okunbor , said , “Upon arrival at the scene of the incident , it was discovered that there was an explosion from a gas cylinder used in welding a truck flatbed with an unknown registration number . The explosion was a result of gas leakage from the cylinder.
“ However , an adult male ( Ajibola Olaoye , 35 yrs ) lost his life at the scene of the incident and four adult males sustained injuries and had been rushed to the hospital before the arrival of emergency responders .
“The dead victim was bagged by the LRT and handed over to his family in the presence of Officers of the Nigerian Police Force from Amukoko Division .”
See tweet below…
