At least three people have been confirmed dead due to an accident which occurred in Lagos around the Alakija area on Wednesday involving a 40-foot container, a mini bus and a motorcycle.
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According to the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), the agency received a distress call and upon investigation into its Emergency Response Team found a 40-foot container with the registration number KRD 526 XP which had lost its brake and ran into a commercial mini bus with registration number EPE 972 XH and motorcycle riders at the bus stop.
Speaking on the accident, Kehinde Adebayo, the LASEMA spokesman said: “Five persons were involved in the accident comprising 3 dead (all male, adult) while 2 persons sustained severe injuries and have been taken to the hospital for treatment.
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“The PHCN in Alakija was alerted to switch off the power supply in order to prevent any form of electrocution as it also damaged some PHCN pole; the agency’s heavy duty equipment (Goliath) and other heavy duty equipment from CCECC Construction Company were used for the recovery process.”
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