Commuters and motorists on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway faced significant delays on Friday afternoon following a multiple-vehicle collision involving a heavy-duty truck and two passenger cars.
According to the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, no casualties have been recorded in the accident that occurred along the Berger inward Secretariat stretch.
The accident was said to have caused a traffic backlog that extended from Jubilee Estate back to the Berger New Garage.
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Confirming this in a post on X, LASTMA wrote, โA multiple vehicle accident involving a truck and two cars has occurred along Bergerโฆ pic.twitter.com/7RnGBGHQGX
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Confirming this in a post on X, LASTMA wrote, โA multiple vehicle accident involving a truck and two cars has occurred along Berger inward Secretariat.
โAuthorities are present at the scene to ensure safety and restore normalcy. No casualties have been recorded as of the time of this report.
โTraffic backlog has extended from Jubilee Estate back to Berger New Garage. Efforts are currently ongoing for evacuation, and our men are present there to ensure ease of traffic movement.โ
PUNCH Online reports that two people were killed while at least six others sustained injuries in multiple road crashes recorded across Lagos on New Yearโs Day.
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