LASTMA rescues 13 accident victims in Lagos – NewsPounds

The Lagos State Visitors Administration Authority (LASTMA) operatives on Tuesday rescued 13 accident victims, together with a driver, alongside the Otedola Bridge in the state.

The LASTMA Common Supervisor, Bolaji Oreagba, confirmed this in an announcement signed by the company’s Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment, Taofiq Adebayo.

He mentioned the motive force and 12 passengers had been trapped inside a business bus with registration quantity KJA 364 YA which bumped into a petroleum tanker alongside the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.

The LASTMA chief mentioned: “Preliminary investigation revealed that the bus had a brake failure and ran right into a trailer whereas on movement by Secretariat earlier than Oando Filling Station inward Otedola Bridge.

“One of many accident victims died immediately whereas others had been handed over to medical personnel (Emergency Response) who got here to the accident scene by LASTMA officers.”

He warned motorists, significantly business bus drivers to at all times be sure that their automobiles had been highway worthy earlier than embarking on journeys inside or outdoors the state.LASTMA rescues 13 accident victims in Lagos.

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