3 Killed As Heavy Truck Fell On Stationed Cars

Three people lost their lives when a heavy truck carrying container on the 2^nd of August 2015 skidded off the Ojuelegba Bridge in Lagos, landed on a Nissan saloon car and a Sports Utility Vehicle, and SUV.

 An occupant in the Nissan car was dragged out dead when the container was finally lifted off the vehicles by 9pm.

The incident, which occurred at about 4.45pm, reportedly caused a stampede as motorists plying the ever busy route abandoned their vehicles and fled.

This also resulted in a multiple accidents, with fleeing motorists and commuters sustaining varying degrees of injuries in the process. 

There were different accounts as to how the incident occurred. A version said the truck driver was trying to overtake another truck when the container skidded off. Another version said that the driver of the truck, who fled immediately the incident occurred, could have been drunk. 

A mammoth crowd besieged the scene as sympathisers attempted to rescue the trapped driver of the SUV from the debris of his car. As at 7.20pm, efforts were still on by combined rescue teams to remove the container from the car.