PUNCH Metro learnt that the two victims were employees of Access Bank Plc.
According to traffic officials, the vehicle
with number plate, AGL102BU, was on high speed when one of its rear tyres burst
suddenly.
The driver of the vehicle was said to have
applied the brakes immediately, causing the vehicle to somersault many times until
it finally landed on the median.
It was learnt that officials of the Lagos
State Traffic Management Authority, led by the commander, Temitope Adebayo,
raced to the scene and evacuated the occupants of the vehicle.
An eyewitness, Michael Odetola, told our correspondent that the incident occurred
around 10.30am.
Odetola said, “The vehicle, which was inbound
Oworonshoki, was on high speed when one of its tyres burst. The vehicle
somersaulted many times before landing on the median. The driver of the vehicle
died on the spot as his head was fractured, while his blood spilled all over
the vehicle.
“The second guy survived and people moved him
into another vehicle.”
It was learnt that the surviving victim was
rushed to Gbagada General Hospital, while the corpse had been deposited at the
mortuary.
LASTMA officials told PUNCH Metro that two
identity cards, which showed that the victims were employees of the Access
Bank, were recovered from the vehicle and had been handed over to the police.
PUNCH Metro observed that the accident caused
a traffic snarl from the accident scene to the Lagos Island end of the bridge
as many motorists alighted from their vehicles to take pictures.
LASTMA Public Relations Officer, Bola Ajao,
who confirmed the accident to our correspondent on the telephone, urged
motorists to drive safely and avoid speeding, saying such caution would make it
easy to overcome eventualities on the road.
Rest in peace.
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