Two People Injure As Fast-Moving Tipper Jam Tanker, Trucks For Lagos

Plenty motorists nearly kpai yesterday as one tipper truck wey dey speed jam one broken-down oil tanker and other big trucks for Berger Bridge, inward Epe, along Epe/Ibeju Lekki Road for Lagos. As people begin raise alarm, operatives from Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) rush reach di scene. When dem land, dem discover say one oil tanker with plate number MKA-232ZE, wey dey carry Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), don break down earlier because e engine spoil, and e dey block small part of di road.

As mechanic dey try fix di tanker, one tipper wey carry granite stones lose control and sharply jam di parked tanker and another big truck wey dey carry tyres. Up till press time, dem never still get di plate numbers of di two other trucks wey follow jam. First investigation show say na di tipper driver overspeed cause di crash. Nobody die but di tipper driver and him conductor chop serious injury. Officials from Lagos State Ambulance Service give dem first aid before dem carry dem go Epe General Hospital for more treatment.