One Dead, Seven Injured In Otedola Bridge Accident

Some passengers were on Thursday morning feared dead when a fuel-laden tanker crushed a Mazda bus close to the Otedola Bridge on the Lagos-Ibadan highway.

The accident happened at the Ibadan-bound section of the road, with massive traffic already built up

Officials of the various agencies managing transport in Lagos State are on the ground at the scene of the accident while casualties are being evacuated.

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According to LASTMA, it noted that the accident involved a fuel tanker, a car and a commercial bus loaded with 10 passengers.

It tweeted, “Fatal accident on Otedola Bridge inward Berger involving a tanker and a Mazda bus. All relevant emergency agencies alerted.

“Traffic backlog building up beyond Secretariat.”

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