Tanker crushes vehicles on Otedola bridge, injures nine

A tanker crushed five vehicles at the Otedola Bridge outward Lagos on Thursday night, injuring a total of nine persons.

According to the Lagos Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Olusegun Ogungbemide, the crash occurred at 10:40pm on Thursday while the vehicles were trying to connect the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

The injured victims were immediately taken to Emergency Centre Ojota and the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital in Ikeja.

Ogungbemide stated that the cause of the crash was still unknowns as the driver of the tanker fled the scene before the arrival of emergency responders including the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Lagos Fire Service, Lagos State Police Command commenced rescue operations.

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The Otedola Bridge has infamous over time for road crashes mostly involving fuel-laden tankers and trucks that often explode, resulting in inferno, burnt vehicles, loss of lives and properties.

The frequency of fatal accidents around the bridge has made many road users believe superstitiously that there are demons at work around the bridge.

However, the FRSC debunked such, saying accidents on the bridge are caused by reckless drivers who drive expired trucks, not demons, witches or wizards.

Stakeholders have also advised road users to exercise maximum caution when passing through the Otedola bridge, saying it has a construction problem.