Newly Constructed Lagos Pedestrian Bridge Collapses After Truck Collission

A newly constructed pedestrian bridge at Five Stars Bus Stop, inward Iyana-Isolo, along Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, area of Lagos has partly collapsed.

Eyewitness who spoke to Vanguard disclosed that the incident happened in the early hours of Thursday at about 6.30 am.

It took the prompt intervention of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, to save the situation.

Upon arrival of LASEMA team, part of the pedestrian bridge had fallen with some portions shutting down half of the expressway.

According to investigations conducted by the LASEMA, the incident was caused by an unknown articulated truck conveying heavy duty equipment which collided with the pedestrian bridge which resulted in the cracks and eventual collapse of the bridge.

The Permanent Secretary of LASEMA, Femi Oke-Osanyintolu said heavy-duty equipment-giant forklift was activated to evacuate the impediment in order to avert all probable secondary incidents.

“The entire bridge had been cordoned-off by the agency’s Response Team.

“Decommissioning efforts of the remaining concrete members of the pedestrian bridge has been kick-started to ensure public safety,” Oke-Osanyintolu stated.

Train Crushes Man To Death In Lagos

Meanwhile, a yet-to-be-identified man was tragically crushed to death by a moving train early Monday morning at the Ikeja train station in Lagos State.

The Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr. Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed the incident in a statement released on Monday.

He noted that the victim was struck by the train while on the railway tracks leading toward Iyana-Ipaja.

Following the accident, emergency responders promptly arrived at the scene. The victim’s body has since been transferred to the morgue for further processing.

The statement reads, “The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, in response to distress calls via the 767/112 Toll-Free lines at 0828hrs, and activated the Eagle Response Team from Cappa Base.

“On arrival of the Eagle response team at the incident scene by 0902hrs, LRT discovered the body of an adult male lying dead on the railway track.

“Further investigations by the Eagle Response Team revealed that the adult male was reportedly hit by a moving train in the early hours of the day.

“Unfortunately, an unidentified adult male lost his life to the incident.

“The Agency’s response team recovered the body from the railway tracks. LRT bagged the commodity and handed it over to the State Environmental Health Monitoring Unit, SEHMU.

“SEHMU has transferred the commodity to the morgue for further processing.”