Eight people killed in multiple crash along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
Eight people have been confirmed dead on Thursday, in a multiple road crash on Kara Bridge, inward Mowe, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
In a statement on Thursday, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority said the crash involved two heavy-duty vehicles: two went up in flames, while another fell off the bridge into the river.
“There’s a report of a multiple road crash where a truck and a container-laden trailer were in flames, another truck spilling its contents (cartons of biscuits) on the road, a container-laden truck ran onto the barrier with its carrier falling off the bridge into the river, thereby blocking the entire road at Kara Bridge inward Mowe. 8 casualties recorded,” LASTMA reported on X.
The agency stated that the crash had caused a traffic backlog on Ogunnusi Road, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, and that officers and other emergency first responders are on the ground to ensure the recovery and evacuation of the affected vehicles.
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