On Tuesday in Lagos State, a petrol-loaded truck fell near the Stadium Bridge in Ojuelegblere Surulere axis.
The truck failed brake
Adebayo Taofiq, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority’s public relations officer, revealed this in a statement that was made accessible to jerrymusa.com.
The statement claims that the truck’s failed brakes were to blame for the collision.
“Operations of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority and other emergency responders today prevented another petroleum fire explosion on top of Stadium Bridge inward Barracks/Ojuelegba on Funsho Williams Avenue, Surulere, Lagos,” the statement’s first line reads.
Lagos state fire service were quickly deployed
In order to prevent a fire explosion, he said that the LASEMA Response Unit and Lagos State Fire were quickly deployed to the accident location.
Sefiyu Adamu, the driver, was detained and given over to the police for additional investigation.
“Mr. Adebayo verified that LASTMA officials, who arrived on the scene first, immediately alerted other emergency responders, in particular the Lasema Response Unit and the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Services, in order to stop an impending fire explosion.
The truck driver was arrested
Sefiyu Adamu, the driver of the falling Coniol truck, was detained and turned over to the police for further investigation, according to Traffic Officer Olukoga Olajide, who led LASTMA rescue efforts in the area.
“As you may remember, in order to prevent similar bridge accidents, the Lagos State Government forbade trucks, especially drivers of petrol-loaded tankers, from using the Ojuelegba, Stadium, and Dorma-long bridges.
You may remember that in order to prevent similar bridge accidents, the Lagos State Government forbade trucks, including petroleum tanker drivers, from using the Ojuelegba, Stadium, and Dorma-long bridges.