Lagos Emergency Agency pulls out PSP waste disposal truck from Lagoon

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) on Sunday pull out a waste disposal PSP truck which crashed into the lagoon last week. The truck had plunged into the lagoon on the Third Mainland Bridge.

The Permanent Secretary of LASEMA, Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, in a statement in Ikeja, highlighted: “LASEMA has successfully concluded the retrieval of a PSP TRUCK that plunged into the Lagos Lagoon inward Iyana-Oworo on Tuesday, today, Sunday 23rd October, in a multi-stakeholder operation that was swift and effective.

“The Agency used its heavy-duty equipment on land while LASWA was in the Lagoon. Supported by the Lagos Fire, LASTMA, Nigeria Police Force, and FRSC, the process ran smoothly and safely in under two hours.

“We regret any inconvenience caused to motorists by the operation and assure Lagosians of our commitment to the safety of their lives and property.”

The media aide to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Jubril Gawat,  also tweeted during the recovery, “The Lagos State Emergency Service is undergoing a recovery operation to remove a PSP Truck that plunged into the water on 3rd Mainland Bridge (inward Oworo) around the UNILAG Axis.

“Traffic has been diverted, for now. Going towards Oworo from Island, Please, divert to Adekunle.”

The media aide later tweeted the successful operation, saying: “Successfully recovered by LASEMA.

“Vehicle placed successfully on the flatbed vehicle …. Operation completed.”