6 Injured, 3 Died In Road Accident In Lagos Killed

A vehicle incident at the Mile 12 Bridge in Lagos State claimed the lives of at least three people and injured six others to varied degrees.

The incident occurred on Tuesday, around 7:10 p.m.

Witnesses at the site blamed the tragedy on speeding, with reports stating that a trailer collided with passengers on the bridge due to brake failure.

In a tweet by an X user, @tinytuneofficial stated that, “Incident time is 06:25; the accident was fatal. An articulated trailer with brake failure hit the commuters at the top of the Mile 12 Bridge inward Owode, leaving five corpses on the ground.

“The make of the vehicle is Mack reg number: KTU 973 XX. Action taken: police officers from Ketu Division have been contacted. The police at Ketu were contacted, and they did the needful.”

Meanwhile, Babatunde Farinloye, the Federal Roads Safety Commission's Lagos Sector Commander, confirmed the collision, which involved a Volkswagen commercial vehicle and an unidentifiable truck.

“There was an accident around 19:10 around Maryland, Ikorodu, on the Mile 12 Bridge. It was a result of speeding. Fourteen people were involved. The truck registration numbers are yet to be known.

“An unknown truck collided with a Volkswagen commercial car, injuring six and killing three people. It was a fatal car and a multiple accident.”

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Similarly, three female adults were killed in several vehicle crashes on the Ijebu-Ode vehicle in Ogun State, while six others were injured.

The instances took place separately between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m., and involved a total of 17 persons.