Two persons died last night when a
truck loaded with boards and plywood tilted on the Ojuelegba Bridge, while two
others were injured, according to the information
provided by the General Manager, Lagos
State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Mr Adesina Tiamiyu. The accident occurred
around 8.p.m.. Similar accidents had taken place lives at the same place in the years . In one of the accidents in
September 2015, three members of the same family lost their life
Tiamiyu addressed newsmen at the scene
of the accident; as remnants of the plywood were being cleared to reduce traffic
congestion . “A flat bed truck laden with plywood and finished boards tilted on
top of Ojuelegba bridge and fell on three commercial buses and a Toyota Corolla
Camry. “Unfortunately, two people died while two other people sustained
injuries but what we are doing now is recovery. “We have removed the vehicles
from the road and we have also taken the trucks off the bridge. “We are now
trying to clear the remnants of the plywood at Ojuelegba under-bridge and the
top of the bridge. “That vehicle was definitely overloaded and that was what I
think caused the accident, ” Tiamiyu stated.. And, advised commercial drivers
to park at assigned bus-stops and to stop parking indiscriminately. Tiamiyu
said: “If the buses were not parked indiscriminately, the accident would not
claim lives. “Commercial drivers should not turn Ojuelegba into a bus-stop.
“Let’s have free drive under Ojuelegba Bridge
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