Three killed as container lands on vehicles in Ojuelegba, Lagos

the scene of the incident in ojuelegba, lagos

An occupant in the Nissan car was dragged out dead when the container was finally lifted off the vehicles by 9pm.

The incident, which occurred at about 4:45pm, reportedly caused a stampede as motorists plying the ever busy route  abandoned their vehicles and fled.

This also resulted in a multiple accidents, with fleeing motorists and commuters sustaining varying degrees of injuries in the process.

There were different accounts as to how the incident occurred. A version said the truck driver was trying to overtake another truck when the container skidded off. Another version said that the driver of the truck, who fled immediately the incident occurred, could have been drunk.

A mammoth crowd besieged the scene as sympathizers attempted to rescue the trapped driver of the SUV from the debris of his car. As at 7:20pm, efforts were still on by combined rescue teams to remove the container from the car.

 While some eye witnesses claimed that the container could have fallen off because it was not latch, the Federal Road Safety Corps deduced otherwise.  The Lagos State Sector Commander, Mr. Hyginus Omeje, when contacted stated that information at his disposal showed that the container was latch because it fell alongside the flat belt on which a container is hooked.