JUST IN: Truck Crushes 6, Iinjures Others On Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

JUST IN: Truck Crushes 6, Iinjures Others On Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

No fewer than 6 people have lost their lives in a fatal car accident which occurred this morning on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, between Berger and Kara.

Accident at Lagos-Ibadan expressway

According to report from Channels Tv, the accident was caused by a collision between a moving truck and a faulty truck, which was parked on the expressway.

Several other cars were damaged in the ghastly accident. One of the of the vehicles involved was a “mini-truck carrying labour hands to a building site, an eyewitness said.

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A female survivor, who was pulled out from under a truck, was rushed to a hospital near 7up, and then to the Gbagada General hospital for further treatment.

Casualty figures is yet to be ascertained.

There is heavy traffic on the road at the moment as all vehicles involved in the accident had caused a complete blockage and motorists are trapped in a traffic jam on the road.

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Security agencies including the FRSC, Nigeria Police, Army had stormed the area to salvage the situation.

See more photos from the accident below:

Crowd gathered at the scene of the accident

The scene of the ghastly accident

Source: Legit.ng

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