Wetin dey happen for Eleko Junction as one granite-laden truck turn wey cause serious wahala no be small! One man don kukuma die, as e and hin wife jam with the truck for Lekki–Ajah Expressway. Dis matter happen Thursday morning, as the truck dey come from Epe way, while the Toyota saloon car dey make way to Epe from Ajah.
According to the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), dem talk say di truck experience brake failure as e come near Eleko Junction. Na wetin make am lose control and fall on top di small car wey no fit match am. Eyewitnesses talk say the truck just waka off hin lane, crash di Toyota car and then e topple on top am! Chai, di weight no waka! Dem say e be like say di truck don turn wahala for di smaller car.
Na for this gbas gbos, di man wey drive di Toyota no survive am, as dem later pronounce am dead for ground. But di wife wey dey front seat don get life-threatening injuries, dem quickly carry am go for medical attention. LASTMA, alongside di Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), don rush come help dem out.
Di truck driver wey cause di matter just take leg waka as di ambulance dey come carry di victims. Wetin happen to am no good at all! Akodo Police Division come say dem go maintain order as dem dey manage di scene.
Di General Manager of LASTMA, Mr. Olalekan Bakare Oki, talk say dis na tragic and avoidable accident. E don show concern for di family wey lose di man and e dey pray for di recovery of di wife. Bakare Oki also don warn drivers make dem dey careful, no dey drive anyhow or neglect vehicle maintenance! Dem go continue dey enforce traffic laws make everybody dey obey am.
Meanwhile, for another area, LASTMA don handle one fire wey waka come from fuel tanker for Lagos Abeokuta Expressway. Di tanker wey carry 33,000 litres of fuel catch fire around midnight but dem don contain di fire before e go spread. Normal traffic don resume, but dem still dey advise motorist make dem dey cautious!
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