Tragic scene averted as container falls on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

A tragic incident was on Monday night averted after articulated truck conveying a 40ft container fell on the Kara bridge of Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

The Informant247 gathered that the truck was said to be heading inward Ogun State at too speed when it lost control and overturned around 11pm, where it brought vehicular movement along the axis to a halt

Ahmed Umar, the Ogun State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, confirmed the incident, while saying no casualty was recorded.

He said, “The truck overturned as a result of brake failure and the two male occupants were not Injured. With the support of Julius Berger Company, the fallen container was pushed to one side of the road while MTD Ojodu Abiodun took custody of the crashed vehicle.”