Multiple vehicle crash causes gridlock on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

File: Lagos Ibadan expressway accident

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has confirmed a multiple-vehicle crash involving several trucks and a container-laden trailer on Kara Bridge, inward Mowe, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

According to a post issued via its official X handle on Thursday, the agency said the accident resulted in a major fire outbreak and severe traffic congestion along the busy highway.

LASTMA said the crash involved a truck and a container-laden trailer that went up in flames, another truck that spilled its load of cartons of biscuits onto the road, and a separate container truck that crashed into the bridge barrier, causing its carrier to fall into the river.

The agency confirmed that eight casualties were recorded in the incident, while emergency responders were working to recover and evacuate the affected vehicles. Punch