Scene of the accident. Photo: LASTMA
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has rescued two persons trapped in a commercial bus following a multi-vehicle crash along the Motorway inward Toll-Gate corridor in the Ogudu-Alapere area of Lagos.
According to a statement issued on Sunday by LASTMA’s Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, Adebayo Taofiq, the accident involved a 12-tyre DAF articulated truck and a commercial Volkswagen T4 bus with registration number AA 60 YF.
The agency said preliminary investigations indicated that the commercial bus somersaulted after a collision, trapping its driver and a passenger inside the wreckage and causing a major obstruction on the roadway.
LASTMA said its personnel, who were on routine traffic surveillance patrol in the area, responded immediately and activated emergency rescue and traffic management measures.
