The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has blamed reckless driving and overspeeding for oil tanker, truck and container accidents that occurred at different locations in the metropolis over the night.
The accidents occured at Kudirat Abiola Way, Oregun; Hacco junction off Adeniyi Jones; and Ladipo inward PWD, Lagos respectively.
Fortunately, it was gathered that there were no casualties, nor fatalities involved as the agency said, on Monday, that it has cleared several roads that would otherwise have been shut down by the road traffic incidents.
According to its Director-General/CEO, Dr Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, one of such incidents was the lone traffic accident that occurred at Kudirat Abiola Way, Oregun inward Ojota at 10.30 pm, which resulted in an overturned oil tanker truck loaded with 45,000 litres of diesel (AGO) with registration number T 9607 LA.
“The incident made LASEMA sounds a note of warning to all residents of that area to abstain from activities that can lead to secondary incidents by actions that can lead to ignition or exposure to any form of naked fire despite the fact that the agency had activated the state’s Emergency Response Plans,” he said.
Following the distress via the agency’s Emergency Toll-Free Lines, Oke-Osanyintolu said he announced abstinence from naked flames as part of necessary precautionary measures, urging residents to take precautions and refrain from igniting any form of flame.
According to him, further investigation revealed that the accident was a result of overspeeding and recklessness on the part of the driver as he was descending the sloppy road which led to the tanker crossing the entire road in a tilted position and spilling its content on the road.
Due to the swift response of the agency’s Tiger Team and Lagos State Fire Service, he explained that the entire area was quickly blanketed and cordoned off while the diesel was transloaded into another truck.
“The accidental tanker truck was recovered with the aid of the agency’s Crane (Charlie) and taken to Cappa Base.
“However, the spillage on the road and drainage around that corridor was blanketed to prevent any form of secondary accident,” he said.
The agency said it was also involved in a further operation at Hacco junction off Adeniyi Jones.
This statement by the agency’s spokesperson, Nosa Okunbor, was transmitted at 7:10 p. m when a truck conveying mattresses fell on a KIA jeep due to reckless driving resulted in obstruction of vehicular movements along the axis.
“Upon the arrival of the Tiger Team at the incident scene, it was discovered that a truck loaded with mattresses with plate number NRK 290 XB fell on a KIA jeep with plate number KRD-795FQ thereby obstructing vehicular movement along the axis.
“Further information gathered revealed that the accident occurred as a result of reckless driving,” she said.
Similarly, in the same overnight operation, in another location, LASEMA said it safely recovered two fallen 20 feet containers at Ladipo inward PWD in an incident that occurred close to midnight and was relayed to the agency at 12:02 a.m.
The operation, the agency said was activated by the midnight distress call transmitted via LASEMA 767/112 Toll-Free Emergency numbers that activated the operation which terminated about 2:00a.m.
Situation report on the above recovery and location has it that, “On getting to the scene, the LRT discovered a trailer that was conveying double 20ft containers involved in a lone accident when it hit the median curvet and fell sideways.
“Further investigation revealed that it was due to reckless driving and overspeeding thereby obstructing the entire expressway along the axis,” situation report from Okunbor read.
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