Driver Escapes Death As Truck Plunges off Lagos Bridge in Trending Video
- An articulated truck on Saturday plunged from a bridge in Agege, Lagos, and landed on two commercial buses
- The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) confirmed that the truck driver lost control while navigating the bridge, leaving him with fractures in both arms
- The spokesperson for the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, (LASTMA), Adebayo Taofiq, confirmed the accident and shared further details
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Lagos state - On Saturday, April 26, a yet-to-be-identified driver of an articulated truck sustained fractures in both arms after the truck he was driving plunged from the Pen Cinema Bridge located in the Agege area of Lagos state and fell on two commercial buses.
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The spokesperson for the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, (LASTMA), Adebayo Taofiq, confirmed the incident in a statement.
According to Taofiq, the driver of the truck lost control while attempting to navigate his way on the bridge, leading to the truck falling off the bridge, The Punch reported.
The driver, who sustained serious injury on the spot, has been rushed to the General Hospital, Ile-Epo, for urgent medical attention.
He said:
“The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority hereby notifies the general public of a grave road traffic incident that transpired earlier today along Agege, Old Abeokuta Road, involving a fully-laden truck (registration number: GGE 624 YJ) and two painted commercial Volkswagen buses.
“LASTMA Officers, responding with remarkable alacrity, successfully extricated the severely injured driver and immediately entrusted him to officers of the Elere Police Division. He was subsequently conveyed to the General Hospital, Ile-Epo, for urgent medical intervention.”
Grave accident in Lagos: LASTMA officers take action
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Continuing, Taofiq noted that the area was cordoned off by LASTMA operatives to prevent a secondary accident.
Reacting, the LASTMA general manager, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, expressed sympathy to the injured driver while urging motorists to always exercise caution and vigilance.
Legit.ng reported that an accident occurred at the Otedola Bridge along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Monday, April 7, 2025.
A private vehicle fell off the Otedola Bridge in the early hours of Monday, and the driver was rescued.
Watch the video of the accident here;
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Newlywed couple, others escape death in Lagos
Earlier, Legit.ng reported recently that at least 16 passengers, including a newlywed couple, cheated death following the collision of a commercial bus and a mini truck on Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos state.
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), in a statement by the spokesperson Adebayo Taofiq, said the newlywed couple were returning to the mainland from the Ikoyi Marriage Registry.
According to Taofiq, the accident occurred when an LT bus developed brake failure while at speed and collided with a mini-truck near Ilaje, heading towards Iyana Oworonsoki axis of Lagos state.
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