By Desire Emmanuel
A motorist who was heavily drunk escaped death by the whiskers on Sunday, January 25, when he rammed his car into a stationary truck and got trapped.
It was the timely arrival of rescue team and other motorists that saved him from untimely death.
The accident occurred at Ebute Ero inward NEPA along the Apongbon Bridge when the man, driving a Honda Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV), lost control of the vehicle and rammed into a stationary Scania truck while descending the bridge.
The impact of the crash left him trapped inside the badly damaged SUV and it took frantic efforts of rescue team and other motorists to bring him out before he was rushed to a nearby hospital.
According to reports, officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) as well as police officers arrived the scene of the accident on time and made frantic efforts to control the traffic situation that followed the accident.
After a few hours, both the Honda SUV as well as the truck were removed from the area and taken to the Ebute Ero Police Station for detailed investigation.
