2 injured as truck falls off Lagos bridge
A truck driver and his motor boy escaped death by the whiskers, as an articulated 40-foot truck fell off from the bridge inward Apapa, yesterday. The duo, who sustained injuries, were said to have been rushed to the hospital for treatment. The truck driver with an undisclosed identity was said to be ascending the bridge from Ijora Olopa, inward, when he reportedly lost control. Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA Mr Adebayo Taofiq, revealed that the truck had a brake failure. He explained that “the incident happened while the overspeeding truck was climbing the high bridge directly opposite ‘Sifax’ Company by Ijora ‘Olopa’ inward Apapa. “Preliminary investigation revealed that the driver of the articulated 40ft empty flatbed truck lost control due to brake failure while struggling a ‘Right of Way’ (R.O.W) with another fully loaded truck trying to climb the bridge inward Apapa." “ Immediately the incident hap...