An accident involving a trailer, an 18-seater bus belonging to GUO motors, a Sienna car, Toyota Corolla and a Toyota Matrix car occured in the early hours of Thursday, Feb. 9, on the Kara Bridge axis of Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
According to eye witness report, the trailer rammed the vehicles from behind which led to the Toyota Matrix car falling off the bridge.
The number of casualties is currently unknown. However, the unconscious body of a hawker was seen lying on the road.
According to the FRSC Sector Commander in Ogun State, Ahmed Umar, a traffic hawker was killed in the unfortunate accidents, adding that emergency responders are still rescuing those injured.
Umar attributed the cause of the accidents to brakes failure by the truck whose driver rammed into the vehicles in front of him from behind.
Similarly, a spokesperson for LASEMA told our correspondent that rescue efforts are ongoing at the scene of the accidents.
