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Updated : Five Killed, Many Injured In Fresh Multiple Accidents In Lagos
At least, five persons have been feared killed and many others injured in a multiple accident involving about 10 vehicles in Lagos.
The accident was reported to have occurred at Alumorufu in Iyana-Ipaja along Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway.
It was gathered a truck laden with beer bottles collided with a bus carrying worshippers of a Pentecostal church before tumbling on a car.
An eye witness Mr. Adisa Adakeja said the truck was heading inward Abule-Egba when the driver of a Honda car journeying from Aboru with six occupants was driving recklessly and in a bid to climb the Almaroof bridge, the truck whose driver was negotiating a bend at that time was hit from the rear but while trying to maneuver his ways and avoid damages, the truck driver hit the LT bus and another private car and this turned fatal.
Two adult males unfortunately lost their lives to the incident while some others including the minor and her mother sustained different degrees of injuries at the scene.
The three years old and her mother were said to be among the passers-by at that time before they were caught up in the incident.
The mother was said to have sustained broken leg while the baby was severely injured due to the effects of the accident.
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The Nation gathered about 10 vehicles were involved in the accident.
LASEMA Director-General, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu said a total number of 10 persons including the three years old girl have been rescued from the scene to a nearby hospital.
Lagosians are urged to refrain from endangering the lives of emergency responded and allow them to carry their life saving duties,” he said.
(The Nation)
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