Two persons – a male and a female – have been confirmed dead in an accident that involved no fewer than five vehicles at Odo Iya Alaro area of Lagos State.
Odo Iya Alaro is on the bridge linking Maryland and Ojota on Ikorodu Road.
The accident occurred at about 0215 hours this morning.
According to the spokesman of the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Mr. Ibrahim Farinloye, the body of the male casualty had been deposited at a morgue while the second casualty simply identified as Blessing had been picked by members of her family.
Several other persons injured in the accident were said to have been taken to hospitals for urgent medical attention.
The NEMA boss said the vehicles involved are an empty tanker with registration number FKJ-506XM; an articulated flat bed truck laden with metal coils; a grey Toyota Camry with registration number ABC-261AJ (Abuja), a tipper with registration number T-12015LA laden with 30tons of sharp sand and two commercial buses (danfo).
The accident was said to have occurred when a tipper truck lost control while on high speed and ran into the other vehicles.
Federal Road Safety Corps, Police, NEMA, LASTMA AND LASAMBUS were some of the agencies that responded to the emergency.
