Five injured as 40-foot truck rams into industrial buses in Lagos

Five individuals have been left critically injured right this moment, October 13, after a  40-foot HOWO truck rammed into an interstate industrial Mazda bus and a Toyota Hiace bus at Berger Bus Stop inward Kara Bridge, across the Ojodu axis of Lagos State.

Reports point out that the heavy-duty truck, travelling out of Lagos, rammed into the 2 industrial passenger automobiles, leading to critical accidents to a number of occupants.

An official of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on the scene stated the truck suffered brake failure earlier than hitting the 2 buses.

In an announcement launched, the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency LASTMA stated its operatives rescued the injured passengers, comprising three girls and two males, and facilitated their evacuation to the Lagos State Emergency and Trauma Centre at Toll Gate for medical consideration. Personnel from Isheri Police Station additionally offered safety help on the scene.

The company stated the crash prompted important site visitors congestion, with queues stretching again to Otedola Bridge.

LASTMA operatives subsequently eliminated the automobiles, together with the truck, from the carriageway to stop secondary accidents and restore site visitors movement.

Watch a scene from the accident scene under