Ten injured in collision on Lagos’s Third Mainland Bridge
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Vanguard
At least ten passengers were injured in a multiple-vehicle collision on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos after a stationary bus was hit by another vehicle and then by a lorry, according to the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency. Rescuers took the injured to hospital and cleared the road, while another broken-down bus on a railway track in Ilupeju was removed before a train passed, Vanguard reports.
At least ten passengers were injured in a multiple-vehicle collision on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos on Wednesday morning, according to the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA). Emergency responders took the injured to hospital after giving them first aid, Vanguard reports.
The accident happened when a commercial bus stopped to repair a defective tyre. Another bus hit it, then a trailer struck the second vehicle before leaving the scene. The affected stretch of the bridge was subsequently cleared and reopened to traffic.
In a separate incident at Ilupeju Bypass, an emergency team, with the help of a light-duty tow truck, removed a broken-down bus stranded on a railway track, averting a possible collision with an approaching train.
LASEMA urged motorists not to carry out repairs on motorways and bridges and to maintain their vehicles regularly. It reminded the public that emergency services can be reached on 767 and 112.
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