By Desire Emmanuel
Total standstill has occurred in Lagos State as two serious accidents have occurred on the notorious Otedola Bridge along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
The accidents occurred in the early hours of Friday inward Secretariat on the ever-busy highway, and close to 90 per cent of the section of the road had been occupied by vehicles involved.
In the first accident, a fully-loaded trailer overturned, spilling its flour consignments onto the road and covering a substantial part of the carriageway.
The second accident involving two vehicles, a truck loaded with sand and a trailer loaded with granite, occurred directly behind the first crash, compounding traffic situation in the area.
It was gathered that emergency responders including men of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) and officers of the Rapid Response Squad of the state police command have arrived the scene and are making frantic efforts to control the attendant traffic situation.
“Motorists are advised to use River valley to link Ogunnusi Road, Omole Round about, Lateef Jakande Road, Obafemi Awolowo Way and reconnect the expressway,” LASTMA said in a statement regarding the accidents.
