10 Confirmed Dead By LASEMA In Lagos-Badagry Auto Crash

By Akinwale Kasali

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, has confirmed that no fewer than 10 persons died in a tragic vehicle accident. Three others sustained varying degrees of injuries in the auto crash which occurred along the Lagos-Badagry expressway Lagos State.

Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, LASEMA’s Permanent Secretary, in a statement on Wednesday, noted that the agency, alongside other stakeholders battled hard to ensure that the death figure reduced.

A breakdown of the fatalities showed that three were male adults, four females, two female children and one male child. All died around Abule-Osun end of the Lagos-Badagry expressway in Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of the state.

The accident occurred after a Toyota Sienna with number plate BDG 342 FS, rammed into a stationary truck landen with granite stones while trying to navigate the road.

Oke-Osanyintolu disclosed that the accident occurred at about 23:00 pm yesterday when the ill-fated Sport Utility Vehicles, SUV,  returning from the Eastern region of the country suddenly experienced brake failure and rammed into the truck.

“Further investigations revealed that the truck, which was laden with granite, was parked on the road shutting down about half of the carriage way, while the Toyota Sienna on top speed, unknowingly crashed into the parked truck from behind.

“10 people lost their lives to the unfortunate incident, while three were critically injured.

“The injured passengers were rescued and taken to a nearby hospital by officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps, (FRSC) before the arrival of the Agency’s LRT at the scene of the  incident include: one female adult and two children.

“The recovered bodies have been handed over to the State Environmental Health Monitoring Unit (SEHMU) for onward transfer to the mortuary pending when their families could be located”, he added.