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Six vehicles crash on Eko Bridge, kill 2 die, injure 5
An accident, involving six private vehicles, occurred on Eko Bridge, on Wednesday, Bridge inward the Alaka, Surulere, Lagos, leading to the death of two persons and injury of 5 others.
It was gathered that six private vehicles involved in the accident include a fully loaded ‘MAC’ truck with registration number T-1501 LA.
The Public Relations Officer of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Adebayo Taofiq, in a statement, identified the deceased to include a male and a female.
The LASTMA PRO highlighted: “According to preliminary investigation, the loaded ‘MAC’ truck while on a top speed collided with 5 other private vehicles including a commercial mini bus (Korope) as a result of brakes failure.
“The six vehicles involved in the fatal accident include a fully loaded truck (T-150 IL), Lexus Jeep (LSP 795 EW), Toyota Camry (AKD 606 HH), Toyota (LND 217 GX), Mini- bus (FKJ 77 YG and (LSR 952 HZ).”
The injured persons and the deceased were said to have been taken to a nearby General Hospital.