A motor assistant has died whereas a driver sustained accidents in three separate emergencies involving road accidents and a broken-down truck in Lagos State.
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, mentioned the incidents occurred at Oke-Oso in Epe, Odo-Iyalaro Bridge inward Maryland and Olosha in Mushin throughout in a single day and early morning operations.
An announcement issued by the Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, mentioned its Tiger Response Team was activated at about 7:58 pm on the day past following a collision involving two automobiles on Odo-Iyalaro Bridge, inward Maryland.
The automobiles had been recognized as a Toyota Camry with registration quantity AGL-70HU and a Toyota Venza with registration quantity FST-893KF.
Preliminary investigations confirmed that the Venza had stopped by the roadside after working in need of gasoline, whereas the Camry rammed into it.
The company mentioned the Camry driver was suspected to have been driving drunk.
Although no life was misplaced in the incident, the driver of the Camry sustained accidents and was stabilised by LASEMA paramedics and the Lagos State Ambulance Service, LASAMBUS.
He was subsequently taken to the Trauma Centre for additional medical consideration, whereas each automobiles had been towed to Area F Police Station.
LASEMA mentioned its response workforce cleared the accident scene and reopened the bridge to motorists.
In a separate incident at Olosha, Mushin, the company’s Eagle Response Team was deployed at about 10:36 pm after a truck broke down and obstructed visitors.
The workforce discovered a HOWO truck with registration quantity JJJ-293XZ caught attributable to a broken part of the road, leaving about 60 per cent of the carriageway blocked.
No casualties had been recorded in the incident.
The company mentioned visitors diversion measures had been instantly launched to ease motion whereas preparations had been made to recuperate the truck.
It added that its heavy-duty restoration gear, Super Metro, was deployed to take away the automobile from the affected part of the road.
The truck was efficiently recovered and moved to a lay-by, permitting regular vehicular motion to renew.
However, the third incident, which occurred at Oke-Oso, inward Itokin, Epe, resulted in the dying of a motor assistant.
LASEMA mentioned its Whales Response Team stationed in Epe was activated at about 6:19 am following a collision involving two granite-laden tipper vans.
Investigations revealed that one of many vans, with registration quantity ABG-226XB, suffered brake failure, misplaced management and sideswiped one other tipper truck.
The company mentioned the motor assistant in the primary truck was thrown out of the automobile and died on impression.
“The remains of the deceased adult male were recovered, bagged and handed over to the Federal Road Safety Corps,” the assertion mentioned.
Both vans concerned in the crash had been recovered from the scene and brought to the FRSC workplace.
LASEMA expressed sympathy to the household of the deceased and urged motorists to concentrate to the situation of their automobiles, keep away from driving after consuming alcohol and obey road security rules.
The company additionally assured Lagos residents that it remained ready to reply to emergencies throughout the state.
It urged members of the general public to report emergencies by its toll-free numbers.
