The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Moshood Jimoh, Thursday confirmed that no fewer than four people, a police inspector attached to the Lagos State Police Command, lost their lives while several others sustained injuries in a multiple-vehicle crash involving five articulated trucks on Kara Bridge, inward Mowe, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
Jimoh, who confirmed the sad incident on Thursday during a visit to the scene, said emergency response teams worked through the early hours to rescue victims and clear the wreckage of the accident.
“We have a case of multiple accidents at the border between Ogun and Lagos State. Five vehicles were involved, all articulated vehicles. Precisely, three people have been rescued from the scene of the accident.
“As early as 5 a.m., we have been on it, and we have other agencies here assisting us. We have LASTMA, the Road Safety Corps, and other security agencies,” Ishola said, just as he also explained that preliminary investigations showed the crash was caused by a trailer that suffered brake failure.
“At the beginning, we have a trailer that failed to brake, and it is important that everybody in charge of their vehicle ensures proper maintenance,” Jimoh stated.
The Lagos State police boss, who also confirmed the death of one of his officers who was part of the police advance team deployed to the scene, said, “It’s very unfortunate that we lost one of our police inspectors who came with our advance team to salvage the situation,” he said.
The police commissioner cautioned motorists, particularly drivers of articulated vehicles, against reckless driving, which he described as a leading cause of fatal crashes on highways.
“We want road users, especially those driving articulated vehicles, to stop this kind of recklessness. If they are not reckless in their driving habit, we won’t have this kind of accident,” he warned.
