Lagos: Several rescued as multiple vehicles collide on Otedola Bridge

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, has successfully extricated all persons caught up in the multiple vehicle collision at Otedola Bridge, inward Berger, without any loss of life.

The incident happened today in the afternoon and included five cars – two trucks, one trailer, one white Honda and one Lexus.

According to LASEMA, the LRT Tiger Squad from C3 was dispatched at 1:18 p.m. following receipt of a distress call and reached the scene in about 10 minutes.

The vehicles involved were a truck conveying a generator, a containerised truck with registration number ENU 135ZG, a loaded trailer with an unknown registration number, a white Honda bearing registration number LSR 870BF and a Lexus with registration number KTU 682HX.

Preliminary investigations at the scene indicated that the containerised truck suffered a mechanical failure while in motion, causing the driver to lose control and crash into three other vehicles.

Another truck subsequently collided with the vehicles, worsening the accident and resulting in a multiple-vehicle pile-up.

LASEMA said it immediately activated its emergency response protocol and assumed coordination of the operation in collaboration with the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, and the Nigeria Police Force.

The responding agencies deployed traffic management and safety measures to secure the area, prevent further collisions and protect other motorists.

LASEMA paramedics administered emergency treatment to the affected victims at the scene before evacuating them to the Trauma Centre for further medical attention.

The agency said recovery efforts were still ongoing, with private towing vehicles and a crane deployed to remove the damaged vehicles and facilitate the restoration of normal traffic movement.

The Permanent Secretary of LASEMA, Dr Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, commended the emergency responders and other agencies involved in the operation for their prompt intervention.

Oke-Osanyintolu urged motorists, particularly operators of heavy-duty and articulated vehicles, to ensure regular maintenance of their vehicles, comply with road safety regulations and exercise caution when travelling on major highways.

LASEMA also called on residents to report emergencies immediately through the toll-free 767 or 112 emergency lines.