Articulated vehicle crushes car as 3 escape death in Lagos

<p>Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has confirmed that a 40ft container fell on a Toyota Corolla car on Ojuelegba bridge inward stadium on Sunday night but no death was recorded.</p>, <p>The LASTMA Traffic Officer, Olajide Olukoga confirmed the incident in a statement signed by the Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, LASTMA, Mr Taofiq Adebayo, on Monday in Lagos.</p>, <p>Olukoga said three persons were injured in the accident that occurred at 10.30pm.</p>, <p>He said the operatives of LASTMA, Police and other emergency responders had rescued three casualties from the trapped saloon car with registration number JJJ 811 FB.</p>, <p>He said out of the three casualties rescued from the car, only one male came out unhurt and was allowed to go immediately.</p>, <p>He said the remaining two casualties, a male and a female adult, were rushed to the hospital by the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency ambulance.</p>, <p>The traffic officer, however, said the police from Surulere Division were at the scene to provide adequate security while LASTMA officials diverted traffic to the service lane.</p>, <p>He said the entire Ojuelegba Bridge inward Stadium was temporarily closed and traffic was diverted to the service lane by LASTMA officials.</p>, <p>He added that rescue and recovery operators completed work at 11. 30pm while the temporarily closed Ojuelegba bridge was immediately re-opened for vehicular movement by LASTMA officials.</p>