By Demi Adeniyi
One person died on the spot while eight others sustained grevious injuries in a head-on collision involving two Mazda commercial buses with registration numbers LND 624 YE and EKY 804 YH, on the Third Mainland Bridge, inward Iyana-Oworonsoki.
A statement by the Director Public Affairs of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Mr Taofeeq Adebayo, stated that the buses engaged in a reckless high-speed chase from Adeniji Adele, before the collision.
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), he further said, facilitated the rapid rescue of the eight passengers, all of who suffered severe fractures. The injured were immediately taken to the Gbagada General Hospital for urgent medical Care by the Lagos State Ambulance Services (LASAMBUS).
Police units from Bariga and Alonge Police Stations were instrumental in providing critical security support during the rescue operation, ensuring order and expediting the efforts to restore normalcy.
Adebayo reiterated that LASTMA is committed to safer roads even as he implores all motorists to strictly observe speed regulations and exercise caution while driving.
In a related development, another accident involving a Honda CRV (AKD 743 HV), which ovrrturned, was also recorded yesterday on the Third Mainland Bridge near the Unilag waterfront, inbound Iyana-Oworonsoki. The crash, attributed to excessive speeding, resulted in no casualties.
LASTMA personnel acted swiftly to clear the wreckage, preventing any further obstruction to the free flow of traffic on the bridge.