According to the information available, many people were also infured in the
accidents. The accidents, which happened about three times, were as a result of a series
of multiple collisions involving over 25 vehicles.
The firs crash happened when the tanker, going on top speed, had a brake
failure and rammed into the vehicle in front.
Eyewitnesses said the development
led to further collisions as other vehicles, which had slowed down because of
the traffic snarl on the expressway, ran into one another due to the impact of
the tanker.
The driver was said to have also throw smaller vehicles off its way.
The collisions led to two cargo trucks being pushed off the road, while the advancing NNPC tanker dragged a Toyota Camry along until it was stopped by the two cargo vehicles, one of which had fallen.
Soon after the 1st accident, a saloon car which was waiting for the occupants to catch a glimpse of the accident scene was also said to have been hit by another vehicle from behind.
As a result of this other collision occurred.
The driver was said to have also throw smaller vehicles off its way.
The collisions led to two cargo trucks being pushed off the road, while the advancing NNPC tanker dragged a Toyota Camry along until it was stopped by the two cargo vehicles, one of which had fallen.
Soon after the 1st accident, a saloon car which was waiting for the occupants to catch a glimpse of the accident scene was also said to have been hit by another vehicle from behind.
As a result of this other collision occurred.
A woman in the saloon car was said
to have died instantly while others in the car, including two children
sustained minor injuries.
According to the eyewitness, more than 10 vehicles were involved in the collisions.
Several hours later, a speeding truck belonging to Seven-Up Bottling Company also rammed into vehicles in the gridlock which had extended far behind the first accident scene.
More than 15 vehicles which were affected skidded off the road and stopped about some feet away from a ditch along the expressway.
At the scene of the third accident, which was about 100 meters away from the scene of the earlier ones, were nine vehicles, including the Seven-Up truck and a Toyota Hiace.
A victim, Mrs. Kunbi Tuaklilawson, who escaped the third accident unhurt, but with her Lexus jeep badly damaged, said she was held up in the traffic jam till around 10pm when she suddenly heard a big bang behind her.
Tuaklilawson, whose vehicle had number plate, AGL 567 AM, said, “I was driving from Surulere and we were in the hold up when the accident happened.
“We suddenly heard a big bang from behind. We discovered that it was the Seven-Up vehicle, which was on top speed, was the one which ran into the vehicles behind us. All of a sudden several other bangs followed and before we knew it, we were being pushed off the road.”
The driver of the Hiace bus, Mr. Solomon Okemuyiwa, said apart from him, three other persons in the bus sustained injuries.
He said the bus belonged to Radisson Blue Company and the persons in the bus were workers of the company.
He said, “I got to the scene of the accident around 10.35pm. We were in the holdup when we were suddenly hit by the Seven-Up truck. Our bus tumbled.”
A policeman from Isheri Police Station, who simply identified himself as Adewale, said the Seven-Up vehicle might have had brake failure.
Adewale, who was in mufti, said his station in Isheri became aware of the first accident around 8pm on Saturday and was at the scene along with other policemen and officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority when the other accidents happened.
He said,”We were told about the accident about 8pm. We were rescuing victims and evacuating some of the affected vehicles when the other accidents happened.”
The Director of the Lagos State Fire Service, Idowu Fadipe, confirmed that two women died, one of them - pregnant. He added that several people had been injured and taken to the hospital.
According to the eyewitness, more than 10 vehicles were involved in the collisions.
Several hours later, a speeding truck belonging to Seven-Up Bottling Company also rammed into vehicles in the gridlock which had extended far behind the first accident scene.
More than 15 vehicles which were affected skidded off the road and stopped about some feet away from a ditch along the expressway.
At the scene of the third accident, which was about 100 meters away from the scene of the earlier ones, were nine vehicles, including the Seven-Up truck and a Toyota Hiace.
A victim, Mrs. Kunbi Tuaklilawson, who escaped the third accident unhurt, but with her Lexus jeep badly damaged, said she was held up in the traffic jam till around 10pm when she suddenly heard a big bang behind her.
Tuaklilawson, whose vehicle had number plate, AGL 567 AM, said, “I was driving from Surulere and we were in the hold up when the accident happened.
“We suddenly heard a big bang from behind. We discovered that it was the Seven-Up vehicle, which was on top speed, was the one which ran into the vehicles behind us. All of a sudden several other bangs followed and before we knew it, we were being pushed off the road.”
The driver of the Hiace bus, Mr. Solomon Okemuyiwa, said apart from him, three other persons in the bus sustained injuries.
He said the bus belonged to Radisson Blue Company and the persons in the bus were workers of the company.
He said, “I got to the scene of the accident around 10.35pm. We were in the holdup when we were suddenly hit by the Seven-Up truck. Our bus tumbled.”
A policeman from Isheri Police Station, who simply identified himself as Adewale, said the Seven-Up vehicle might have had brake failure.
Adewale, who was in mufti, said his station in Isheri became aware of the first accident around 8pm on Saturday and was at the scene along with other policemen and officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority when the other accidents happened.
He said,”We were told about the accident about 8pm. We were rescuing victims and evacuating some of the affected vehicles when the other accidents happened.”
The Director of the Lagos State Fire Service, Idowu Fadipe, confirmed that two women died, one of them - pregnant. He added that several people had been injured and taken to the hospital.
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