BREAKING: Two injured as articulated truck falls off Apapa bridge
Two persons were seriously injured in an accident that involved an empty articulated truck in Apapa area of Lagos state.
WesternPost gathered that one of the injured persons was the driver of the truck that fell off from the high bridge.
It was gathered that the motor boy sustained a serious waist fracture by his spinal cord.
Confirming the incident, the Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA Adebayo Taofiq, said the driver was overspeeding while climbing the high bridge directly opposite ‘Sifax’ Company by Ijora ‘Olopa’ inward Apapa.
” The injured driver was rescued by Lastma personnel in a pool of blood gushing out from his head while the motor boy sustained a serious waist fracture by his spinal cord.
” A preliminary investigation revealed that the driver of the articulated 40ft empty flat bed truck lost total control due to brake failure while struggling a ‘Right of Way’ (R.O.W) with another fully loaded truck trying to climb the High Bridge inward Apapa.
” Immediately the unfortunate incident happened other articulated truck drivers around ‘Sifax’ Company supported Lastma personnel and rescued both the driver and motor boy who were trapped under the truck.
” Lastma Goriola Jimoh ‘Zebra’ (Zone 22) Apapa who led the rescue operations confirmed that the rescued injured driver and his motor boy were rushed to the General Hospital at Apapa for immediate medical treatment.
“The crashed articulated truck was evacuated by Officials of the Lasema Response Unit (LRU) while Lastma personnel handed over the case to Police men from Ijora – Badia Police Station for further investigation”, said Taofiq.
