Truck plunges off bridge in Lagos, lands on two commercial buses

LASTMA officials

Tragedy struck in the early hours on Saturday, when a driver of a fully-laden truck with registration number, GGE 624 YJ, skidded off Pencinena Bridge, along Agege, Old Abeokuta Road, Lagos. The truck driver due to heavy impact, had his limbs and arms fractured in the incident. The ill fated truck fatally landed on two stationary painted commercial mini Volkswagen buses, called Korope in the process. Luckily, there were no occupants in the parked buses.

According to an eyewitness the incident which occurred around 6am, attracted residents and passers-by as it obstructed normal vehicular movement for several hours.

Emergency responders, led by men of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, rushed to the scene to save the victims and restore normalcy.

According to General Manager, LASTMA, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, “Preliminary inquiries suggest that the truck driver fell off the Pencinena Bridge, landing upon the two commercial buses stationed beneath.

“Consequently, the truck driver, who suffered grievous fractures to both hands, lost control of the vehicle while navigating the bridge.”

LASTMA Officers successfully extricated the severely injured driver and immediately entrusted him to officers of the Elere Police Division.

He was subsequently conveyed to the General Hospital, Ile-Epo, for urgent medical attention. Vanguard