Lagos-Ibadan Expressway: 1 dead as truck falls off Otedola Bridge

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One person, a yet to be identified male, died in a lone accident involving a truck at Otedola Bridge, along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, after falling off the bridge on Tuesday.

As a result, motorists have been urged to ply alternative routes to avoid been caught in traffic.

According to the Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, the accident occurred in the early hours of the day.

Oke-Osanyintolu said the truck driver was descending the hill from Mobil Filling Station inward Otedola, while trying to avoid collusion with another vehicle.

Oke-Osanyitolu added that in the process the driver lost control and crashed into the side of the bridge.

The driverโ€™s compartment was found hanging down the bridge with some of the product (wheat) all over the road, blocking the entire route under the bridge inward Otedola Estate.

โ€œA young adult male, one of the occupants of the truck fell off the bridge and lost his life.

โ€œThe Agencyโ€™s crane has been dispatched for swift recovery of the impediment,โ€ Oke-Osanyitolu stated. (Vanguard)

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