- Otedola Bridge Accident Brings Lagos Inbound Traffic to Standstill
- Adebayo Taofiq said officers were deployed to the scene for rescue operations and traffic control.
- Eyewitnesses described how trucks have previously lost control on the bridge
An overturned truck on Otedola Bridge in the early hours of Friday morning brought inbound traffic on the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway to a standstill, forcing motorists to seek alternative routes as congestion stretched back to the Berger axis.
Eko Hot Blog gathered that that the fully loaded truck toppled, spilling its consignments across around 90 per cent of the carriageway. Lagos State Police Command’s Rapid Response Squad confirmed that a second crash occurred directly behind the first, further worsening the disruption.
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“Two serious accidents have occurred at Otedola Bridge, inward Lagos,” the police said in a Facebook post, adding that emergency responders had been alerted and advising motorists to exercise caution.
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) also confirmed the incidents. Spokesperson Adebayo Taofiq said officers were deployed to the scene for rescue operations and traffic control.
Otedola Bridge has been repeatedly identified as an accident-prone corridor, with past incidents often linked to brake failures, speeding, and truck mishaps. In December, a multi-vehicle collision near the Secretariat towards the bridge killed a father, mother, and their young child. Last year, another crash involving a truck and an Audi claimed three lives, while a separate incident saw a vehicle fall off the bridge, leaving the driver seriously injured.
Eyewitnesses described how trucks have previously lost control on the bridge, including a mini-truck carrying tomatoes two weeks ago that collided with multiple vehicles due to brake failure, though no fatalities were recorded in that incident.
Emergency agencies, including the Federal Road Safety Corps, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), LASAMBUS, SEHMU, and the Lagos Fire and Rescue Service, were involved in rescue and recovery operations.
LASTMA General Manager Olalekan Bakare-Oki has repeatedly urged drivers of heavily loaded vehicles to adhere strictly to speed limits and adopt defensive driving practices, warning that reckless driving remains a major contributor to road fatalities.
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