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One dead, four injured after twin 20ft containers fall on cars in Lagos

The truck driver lost control and collided with the vehicles ahead of it

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has confirmed that one person died on Thursday, December 22 when a truck fell on cars at Cele bus stop inward Mile 2.

According to LASEMA Permanent Secretary, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, four others were injured in the accident.

The accident involved a MACK truck conveying twin 20ft containers.

Other vehicles at the scene were a Volkswagen bus, a Highlander SUV, and a Toyota RAV4.

Oke-Osanyintolu said the truck driver lost control and collided with the vehicles ahead of it.

He said: “An adult male, the bus driver, lost his life while four injured victims – three males and one female – have been transported to the hospital.”

The official confirmed that the body of the deceased was handed over to the relatives.

 

Source: mynigeria.com

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