Lagosians blame govt on accident caused by lingering construction work
The scene of the accident at Cele Bus-stop, Lagos. ...as truck fell on three vehicles, many dead, others injured THE majority of the aggrieved sympathizers, who thronged the scene, were passengers who had to trek from Ilasa, Sadiku and Ballet bus stops, to Cele because of the gridlock caused by the incident. They attributed the cause incessant accident on the expressway to a lack of willpower on the part of the government to prosecute owners of trucks with unlatched containers and the lingering construction work ongoing on the expressway. One of them, Mr Nadozi Chionye, said, "There is a law in place to prosecute drivers and owners of unlatched containers. Unfortunately, the Police and Federal Road Safety Corps that are supposed to be saddled with such responsibility are not doing the needful. "About three months ago, a container fell on a commercial bus at Isolo bus stop, on this expressway, killing a 13-year-old boy, whose father is still lying in critical condition at the...