Truck rams into 6 vehicles on Lagos road

A truck on Thursday rammed into six vehicles on the abutments of the Olopo Meji Bridge at the Gbagada end of the Third Mainland Bridge.

The incident, which happened some minutes after 6p.m. claimed no life. However, occupants of some of the affected vehicles sustained minor injuries.

According to a witness, the accident occurred as a result of brake failure.
“The driver struggled to avert the crash but finally hit the Hyundai; the Hyundai hit another vehicle until the sixth one. There was a little traffic then,” one of the witnesses said.

Officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) and the Lagos State Police Command responded swiftly to the incident to ease traffic.