Multiple truck crash on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway leaves eight dead

A serious collision involving multiple heavy-duty trucks on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway has resulted in at least eight confirmed dead.

The crash occurred on Thursday near the Kara Bridge on the outskirts of Lagos, causing chaos on the vital transport route.

The incident involved several trucks, with one plunging into the Kara River and two others colliding and bursting into flames.

The wreckage and spilled cargo, including cartons of biscuits, completely blocked the highway, triggering a massive traffic gridlock.

Emergency services, including the Nigeria Police Force and the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), were quickly deployed to the scene. TVC footage showed emergency teams battling intense flames and thick smoke billowing from the wreckage.

In an official statement, LASTMA confirmed that eight casualties were recorded from the multi-vehicle incident.

They detailed that efforts are in “top gear” to recover and evacuate the involved vehicles, but severe traffic congestion has built up on the expressway and adjoining routes like Ogunnusi Road.

This tragedy is the second major truck accident in Lagos within a week, following an incident on Saturday where a truck with failed brakes plunged off the Oshodi Bridge.

In light of these recurring events, LASTMA’s General Manager, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, has reiterated a warning to truck drivers to adhere to strict safety standards and ensure their vehicles are properly maintained.

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Dele Fashomi

Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.

Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.

He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.

Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).

He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.

He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.

Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled: Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.

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