Afrigather One individual was confirmed lifeless in an accident that occurred on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos on Saturday morning.
The accident concerned a mini truck (MUS 489 XS) and a Toyota Camry (KRD 470 JD).
“Preliminary investigations revealed that the accident was brought on by extreme rushing throughout a downpour this morning,” the Lagos State Site visitors Administration Authority stated in a press release.
The Particular Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Mr Sola Giwa, within the assertion signed by Mr Adebayo Taofiq, Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Division, LASTMA, stated that three others have been rescued on the accident scene.
He stated that operatives of LASTMA responded swiftly to the accident, which occured close to the Unilag waterfront, heading in direction of the Iyana-Oworonsoki space of Lagos.
Giwa stated that regardless of the federal government’s ongoing marketing campaign to teach motorists about velocity limits, drivers continued to flout the Lagos State Transport Sector Reform Legislation, 2018.
He urged each business bus drivers and personal automobile homeowners to keep away from exceeding velocity limits on the Third Mainland Bridge and different roads all through the state.
Giwa stated that the deceased was promptly eliminated by State Environmental Well being Monitoring Unit (SEHMU) officers, whereas LASTMA cleared the accident automobiles to make sure easy visitors stream on the bridge.
He prolonged his condolences to the household of the deceased and emphasised the significance of highway security.
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