Three persons have been confirmed dead while others sustained injuries in an accident on Tuesday in Lagos state.
The accident, which involved a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) and a trailer, occurred before Cement bus stop along Iyana Dopemu Road in the state.
Public Relations Officer of Lagos State Traffic Management, Olumide Filade, confirmed the incident.
He said;
An accident has just been reported involving an SUV that rammed into a moving trailer on the fast lane shortly before Cement bus stop inward Iyana Dopemu with three casualties. LASAMBUS has been contacted as well as a tow truck for evacuation. Officers are on the ground controlling traffic.
[6.40am] #AgegeMotorRd #lastmareports
An accident just reported involving an SUV that ran into a moving trailer on the fast lane shortly before Cement b/stop inw IyanaDopemu with 3 casualties.@TrafficChiefNG @Gidi_Traffic @trafficbutter @lagostraffic961 @lagostelevision pic.twitter.com/sA641Evows— LASTMA (@followlastma) August 4, 2020
In an update, LASTMA announced that all vehicles involved as well as the casualties have been evacuated.
All vehicles involved as well as the casualties have been evacuated. https://t.co/aaFJXgVinA
— LASTMA (@followlastma) August 4, 2020
