PHOTOS: Truck Driver Defies Lagos Govt Ban As Another Container Falls On Ojuelegba Bridge

• In January 2023, a container-laden truck fell off the Ojuelegba bridge and crushed nine people to death.

• The Lagos government responded in February by banning articulated truck drivers from plying the bridge.

• However, another container fell off on the bridge on Friday night despite the ban.

Eko Hot Blog reports that a container has fallen on the Ojuelegba Bridge, Lagos State.

The container and the truck conveying it fell on Friday night affecting traffic flow in that area of Lagos.

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This accident, which happened around 8pm, came after the Lagos State Government banned articulated truck drivers from using Dorman Long and Ojuelegba bridges early February.

Container falls on Ojuelegba Bridge on Friday, February 24, 2023

The ban was a response to incessant container falls, including one that crushed nine people, including children, to death on Ojuelegba bridge in January.

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Eko Hot Blog gathered that the latest incident did not result in any casualty.

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