The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has rescued three victims of a multiple-vehicle collision on LASU–Isheri Road. The General Manager of LASTMA, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, said this in a statement on Wednesday July 22 in Lagos.
According to Bakare-Oki, preliminary findings indicated that the accident, which occurred at Iyanu School inward Igando, involved a Mack flatbed truck which suffered a brake failure and violently coliided with a Toyota Sienna and two commercial tricycles.
According to Bakare-Oki, LASTMA personnel, who were on routine traffic surveillance and operational patrol within the corridor, responded promptly to the situation enabling the rescue of the 3 trapped victims, preventing secondary collisions and restoring orderly flow of vehicular traffic. He said the agency, working in close synergy with policemen attached to the Iba Police Division, coordinated the evacuation of damaged vehicles and clearance of the accident scene.
Bakare-Oki said the three victims, one male and two females, who suffered varying degrees of fractures, were immediately conveyed to El-Shaddai Hospital, where they are receiving specialist medical treatment.
He admonished motorists particularly operators of articulated vehicles to subject their vehicles to comprehensive mechanical inspections, with emphasis on the braking systems, before embarking on any journey. He also urged motorists to exercise caution, comply strictly with traffic laws, and promptly report road traffic emergencies through LASTMA’s toll-free emergency code 3367 to facilitate intervention by its emergency response teams.
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