Miracle! Three escape accident as container crush car in Lagos

It was sheer miracle as three persons escaped death after a 40-foot container fell off a truck on top of a car in the Ojuelegba area of Lagos State Sunday evening.

The Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Adebayo Taofiq, who confirmed this, said the accident involved a Toyota Corolla car (JJJ 811 FB) at the top of Ojuelegba bridge, inward Stadium.

The rescue alert was triggered at 8:45 pm and the emergency operatives of the LASTMA and Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service intervened to rescue two male adults and a female adult who were occupants of the car.

A statement by the Director of Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Adeseye Margaret, said the three victims are attended to at the Lagos State Accident and Trauma Centre after being administered first aid on the spot of the accident.

Eyewitnesses said only one male of the three victims in the saloon car came out from the vehicle unharmed and was permitted to go right away.

The remaining two rescued victims, including an adult male and a female, were rushed to a hospital by a LASEMA ambulance.

The fire service stated that the truck driver and his assistant fled the scene of the accident.

Following the incident, the Ojuelegba bridge was temporarily closed with Surulere Police Division officers said to be on the site to ensure necessary security.