BREAKING: Heavy Gridlock As Wheat-Loaded Truck Flips on Otedola Bridge
- There is currently traffic congestion on the Otedola Bridge at Ojodu-Berger, Lagos State, following an accident involving a wheat-loaded truck
- According to the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), the truck tumbled at the edge of the bridge
- The accident caused a gridlock stretching down to the Lagos/Ibadan Expressway
Ojodu Berger, Lagos - The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has announced a tragic accident involving a wheat-loaded truck that flipped at the edge of the Otedola Bridge, Ojodu Berger, Lagos State.
Legit gathered that the accident transpired on Tuesday, September 12, causing heavy traffic on the axis.
Source: Twitter
According to LASTMA, the traffic has affected the movement of vehicles inward the Lagos/Ibadan Expressway.
In an update via its official X handle, LASTMA wrote:
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"A fatal accident involving an upturned loaded( wheat ) truck that has taken a lane on Otedola bridge inw Ojodu Berger.
"Traffic is a bit slow coupled with the flooded portion on the bridge."
As seen in the video shared by LASTMA on social media, the Otedola Bridge was flooded with water caused by downpour while the bags of wheat inside the truck fell below the bridge.
LASTMA stated that efforts are ongoing to recover the contents inside the truck and move the truck out of the accident spot.
LASTMA wrote:
“Effort is on for the recovery of the contents and the truck from the road.”
8 people dead as container falls on commercial bus in Lagos
Road accident involving trucks has been a source of concern in Lagos for years.
Legit earlier reported how one of such accidents killed at least eight people in Ojuelegba axis of the state.
The fatal accident occurred when the 20ft container being conveyed by the truck landed on a commercial bus.
It was gathered that the bus was picking up passengers when the truck lost control and fell over the side of the bridge.
Truck crushes pregnant woman to death in Ogun, child hospitalised
Similarly, a pregnant woman was sent to her early grave following an accident in Ogun state.
The woman's two-year-old child was wounded in the accident during the weekend and taken to the hospital.
The Ogun state sector Federal Road Safety Corps command has reacted to the unfortunate incident.
Source: Legit.ng
