There was an apparent horrifying accident yesterday, March 15th after a 40-foot container fell off a trailer in Lagos, landed on several cars, and crushing them.
Eyewitnesses say that nobody died in the accident which occurred at Barracks Bu Stop inward Trade Fair, Lagos.
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said that in its official Twitter handle that it received a distress call and dispatched its men and equipment to the site.
LASEMA Update in the daytime, Monday:
Lagos State Emergency Management Agency@followlasema·LASEMA IN RECOVERY OF TRADE FAIR FALLEN CONTAINER The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency-LASEMA, received distress calls at the wee hours of today, Monday 15th March, 2021 via its toll-free line 112/767 regarding a truck accident at Barracks Bus-Stop inward Trade Fair which revealed that the accident was caused due to reckless driving of the driver, hence the container lost balance and fell on the vehicles obstructing 80percent of the road.
No loss of life nor injuries recorded at the scene of the incident. The Agency’s Team, the Nigeria Police, the Nigerian Army, Ojo Cantonment 81 Division are responders present at the incident scene.
Recovery operation ongoing with the aid of the Agency’s heavy duty equipment, Goliath II, and the Light Tow-trucks. Operation ongoing.
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