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At slightest 9 radical person been killed successful 2 antithetic accidents successful Lagos and Ondo State.
LEADERSHIP reports that the Lagos mishap claimed the lives of 4 people, including a policeman, who were confirmed dormant arsenic aggregate trucks collided and burst into flames connected the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
It was gathered that the ghastly roadworthy mishap that near astir 20 others critically injured occurred astir the Berger axis and progressive respective heavy-duty trucks.
It was further learnt that 1 of the trucks reportedly plunged into the Kara River, portion 2 others collided and burst into flames, causing monolithic postulation gridlock connected the engaged highway.
Confirming the accident, Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, said the bureau received distress alerts connected its 767/112 Toll Free Emergency Lines astatine 06 49hours and rapidly activated the state’s exigency effect plans from its Command and Control Centre, Alausa, Ikeja.
He said, “Upon accomplishment astatine the incidental country by 07:09 hours, it was discovered that 5 vehicles had collided with each different successful a multiple-crash incident.
“The 5 trucks, registration numbers unknown, included a mini motortruck laden with cartons of cracker biscuits, a afloat laden heavy-duty agelong truck, a 40ft containerised truck, a trailer laden with sardines, and a backstage tow truck,” helium said.
On the casualties, Oke-Osanyintolu said, “Unfortunately, 4 fatalities occurred. All were big males, including a constabulary officer. Two deaths occurred astatine the incidental scene, portion the different 2 occurred upon accomplishment astatine the hospital.
Meanwhile, nary less than 5 persons mislaid their lives, portion 2 others sustained varying degrees of injuries successful a fatal roadworthy clang that occurred connected Thursday successful Ondo State.
LEADERSHIP learnt that the accident, which happened astatine Oyin Junction, aft Ilu-Abo successful Akure North Local Government Area, progressive a Nissan Sunny car and a DAF tipper truck.
A root told our analogous that the victims were connected their mode to the fashionable Ogbese Market, connected the outskirts of Akure, to commercialized their goods earlier gathering their tragic end.
The Ondo State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr Samuel Ibitoye, confirmed the mishap erstwhile contacted.
Ibitoye attributed the origin of the clang to the driver’s overspeeding.
According to him, “Seven radical were involved; 5 were killed – comprising 1 antheral adult, 3 pistillate adults, and 1 pistillate kid – portion 2 others were injured.”
The FRSC brag disclosed that the remains of the deceased had been deposited astatine the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) by unit from his team.
While lamenting the rising fig of avoidable accidents connected large routes crossed the state, Ibitoye indicated that the bid had intensified its engagement with tipper drivers and different motorists on the Akure-Ogbese axis to beforehand safer driving practices.
His words: “It is becoming excessively frequent. We person been engaging with tipper drivers and volition proceed to bash so. They indispensable guarantee due conveyance attraction to forestall crashes caused by mechanical faults.
“I impulse motorists to follow antiaircraft driving techniques, particularly during the ‘ember’ months. There is simply a request for roadworthy users to thrust responsibly to safeguard lives and enactment nationalist development.”
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