Lagos, Nigeria – Dem don enter serious wahala as at least six persons, including one policeman, don die for road accident wey happen for Kara Bridge along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway last night. Na serious crash wey involve several heavy trucks, including one fuel tanker, wey jam together like say dem dey play football.
Eyewitnesses talk say one of the trucks wey carry unknown items just veered off the road, hit the brick barricade for the bridge and brrraaaaam! E go down into the river. The way e take crash, e don carry part of im head enter river, come make am serious as some occupants still dey missing as we dey talk.
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) don confirm say eight casualties don happen, but dem no fit provide full details yet. One video wey don circulate show the trucks, with one don burn like say na charcoal. E be like say no be small matter. Dem say one towing van wey dem carry come to help separate the trucks still catch fire during the drama. Chai! Wetin person go do for this kind palava?
Commissioner of Police, Olorundare Jimoh, come dey talk say five articulated vehicles dey involved for this accident. He also confirm say about three injured people don receive treatment for hospital. According to am, the crash na as a result of brake failure wey one trailer get. E no sweet, as one of the police inspectors, wey go there to help, don waka come back for body for this matter.
“All those wey dey drive articulated vehicles need to change their driving style because if dem dey careful, this kind thing no go happen,” Jimoh talk as he dey stress the importance of proper vehicle maintenance. E no wan hear say dem dey reckless again o!
As we dey follow this story, dem still dey try remove the damaged trucks and restore traffic as the road don block for ground. Traffic don spill over reach other roads, making many people waka dey drive against normal flow. Na so e be, as some commercial drivers dey increase fare like say dem wan sell pure water for gold price.
Dem don set the bail price for route between Berger and Oshodi. From regular fare of ₦1,000 to ₦1,200, now dem don dey collect between ₦2,000 to ₦2,500. Abeg, person no fit suffer like this and no collect money for madness?
This accident happen less than 24 hours after another truck fall for Otedola Bridge. E be like say drivers for this road no wan hear word at all. Everybody gatz keep dey eyes open, abeg, make we all sabi road safety!
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