Two yet-to-be-identified passengers are reported to have plunged into the Lagos lagoon following an accident involving a industrial automobile on the newly reopened Third Mainland Bridge with a search operation at the moment ongoing.
The accident, which occurred round 11 am on Wednesday when the brake of the automobile failed by Adeniji Adele inward Lagos Island, had different passengers sustaining various levels of accidents from the incident.
Automobile was on a excessive velocity
Emergency administration officers mentioned marine police are main the search operation for 2 adults concerned within the accident.
Different passengers have been taken to the Common Hospital, Lagos Island.
Based on studies, the Director of Operations, Lagos State Emergency Administration Company (LASEMA), Olatunde Akinsanya, who spoke to journalists after the incident, mentioned,
“At present at 10 minutes after 11, we had a street accident very near Adeniji Bypass.
“An LT industrial bus with 22 passengers had a break failure and it was on a excessive velocity. Within the course of, he ran himself to the barrier on the Third Mainland Bridge and naturally, two adults have been plunged into the lagoon.
“So, the subsequent section of the operation is that haven recovered the wreckage and the victims taken to the close by hospital for therapy, the subsequent motion is the search rescue operations on the waterway and that’s what we’re collaborating with marine police, NEMA and others.”
NEMA confirms incident
Additionally talking, the Lagos Territorial Coordinator, the Nationwide Emergency Administration Company (NEMA), Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, mentioned in an announcement that the motive force of the automobile, who was on velocity, swerved off the street and hit the bridge railings. He additionally said that the influence forcefully pushed the 2 passengers off the bus into the Lagos lagoon.
He mentioned, “The victims, an grownup female and male, are being searched by the Marine Police. “The injured have been evacuated to a close-by hospital.’’
The crash which occurred on the day Muslims are marking the Eid-El-Fitr and in addition a work-free day, noticed different street customers collect across the accident scene to render assist to the victims.
Rescue officers, safety brokers in addition to site visitors administration officers have been additionally on the scene for rescue operations.
What it’s best to know
- The Federal Authorities had on Thursday, April 4, 2024, absolutely reopened the Third Mainland Bridge after the completion of great restore works throughout varied sections of the bridge.
- The Lagos State Site visitors Administration Authority (LASTMA) had warned motorists to take care of velocity limits whereas driving on the lengthy stretch of the newly renovated bridge
- The Common Supervisor of LASTMA, Olalekan Bakare Oki, mentioned that it’s scintillating and engaging to drive on the bridge with none impediments, noting that it might be too tempting and dangerous to not observe the velocity restrict thereby leading to untoward penalties for motorists.
- Additionally, the Federal Authorities had set a velocity restrict of 80 km/hour for the Third Mainland Bridge following in depth repairs over a interval of 5 months.
- The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Olukorede Kesha, emphasised that velocity restrict indicators have been strategically positioned alongside the bridge to alert motorists to the designated velocity restrict, including that the Lagos State Authorities intends to put in velocity cameras to implement compliance.
