An
unstrapped container fell off Thursday and crushed two persons to
death, according to eyewitnesses. The victims are believed to be the
driver of an Eko Meat Van and his assistant.
The van was crushed along Agege Motor Road, Ikeja, Lagos, southwest Nigeria.
Eyewitness said six other injured victims were immediately taken to hospital for treatment.
One
of the witnesses said what caused the accident at about 9.30 a.m was
that a truck conveying two 20 feet containers rammed into an Eko Meat
Van when some policemen attached to the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, were
chasing a commercial motorcycle operator, Okada, plying the prohibited
Agege Motor Road.
The driver of the truck apparently lost control of the vehicle and rammed into the meat van.
The driver of the truck apparently lost control of the vehicle and rammed into the meat van.
The
Deputy Commissioner of Police, Operations, Lagos, Mr. Tunde Shobulo who
was at the scene of the crash said he was not aware that the police
were chasing an okada rider which resulted in the accident.
He
claimed that the van was driving against traffic and crashed into the
oncoming truck whose driver lost control because of the heavy load it
was carrying.
He said Lagos State government has prohibited trucks from moving in the day without strapping the containers.
“You can see the magnitude of the accident,” he said.
source: pm news/punch
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