One de@d, one injured in multiple crashes on Kara Bridge

A man has lost his life while two others sustained injuries after a truck overturned on Kara Bridge, inward Mowe-Ibafo, in the early hours of Friday, July 24, causing a multiple-vehicle crash and severe traffic disruption.

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, disclosed this in a statement on Friday, July 24, saying its Response Team was deployed to the scene at about 5:46 a.m. after receiving reports of a truck accident obstructing the busy corridor.

According to the agency, responders arrived to find a truck loaded with bags of monosodium glutamate lying on its side across the carriageway, blocking about 75 per cent of the road inward Mowe-Ibafo.

“Preliminary investigation indicates that the incident was caused by a mechanical failure, specifically brake failure, which led the driver to lose control and the vehicle to overturn,” the statement said

The impact triggered heavy traffic congestion and led to a secondary collision involving four other vehicles, including a Toyota Sienna, a mini truck carrying paint, a flatbed truck loaded with imported plywood, and another fully loaded truck.

The agency added that the collision caused paint and wooden sheets to spill onto the road.

“Sadly, an adult male was found trapped beneath the overturned truck and was confirmed dead at the scene,” the statement added.

His body was carefully recovered by emergency responders and handed over to officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, for evacuation.

Two other adult males sustained minor injuries and received treatment at the scene.