- A 20-feet container-laden truck crushed a Lexus Jeep near Toyota bus stop on the Apapa-Oshodi expressway in Lagos on January 22, but the couple inside survived unscathed
- Emergency responders, including sympathizers and firefighters, quickly rescued the couple after one of the truck’s containers fell onto their car, with trauma care provided afterward
- The wreckage was cleared from the highway by LASEMA and LASTMA, while calls for stricter safety measures on container transportation continue due to frequent accidents in Lagos
Couple escapes death after tanker falls on their car in Lagos.
Photo credit: @LagosRescueSource: TwitterA male adult of about 45 years old and a female adult of about 37 years old (both names withheld) were rescued from the jaw of death by the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Adeseye revealed. “Sympathisers initially came to their aid before firefighters successfully rescued them from the wreckage unhurt.” Trauma care and road clearance The remains of the vehicles had been cleared off the path of the highway by LASEMA after men of LASTMA cleared the ensuing traffic backlog with the support of the Nigeria Police from the Ilasamaja Division who had since brought the operations into conclusion.
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