Another Container Falls In Lagos, Hours After Container Crushed Eight Persons To Death

By Akinwale Kasali

Less than 24 hours after Eight persons lost their lives in Ojuelegba, Lagos, after a Container fell on a Commercial Bus popularly known as Danfo, another Container has fallen off again on the ever busy Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, Dopemu, Lagos.

The 40ft container fell off at the Sawmill inward Dopemu under bridge, and blocked 90 per cent of the road.

Though no casualties has been recorded so far, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, said its personnel  are trying to take the Container off the road. Vehicular movement has been halted following this development.

According to a Tweet from LASTMA, “A 40ft container laden truck fell at Sawmill inward Dopemu under bridge, it’s occupying 90 per cent of road. Our men are on ground doing the needful as effort is on for recovery.”

Vehicular movement is still  halted at the Ojuelegba area of the State as LASTMA officials are still making frantic efforts to clear the debris of the ill-fated accident that happened on Sunday.

The Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Agency, LASEMA, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, disclosed that effort is currently being made towards rescue and evacuation.

LASEMA, in a statement stated that “Recovery of the fallen container is still ongoing, though it has been taken off on top of the minibus but is yet to be completely removed from the location. Traffic is still on hold, and we have a backlog of traffic presently at Alaka.

“Kindly exercise patience or find an alternative if you are not trapped in the traffic,” he added.