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3 dead, 14 injured on Third Mainland Bridge

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Three people were presumed dead while 14 others were injured on Wednesday, in a fatal accident involving a Mazda bus on the Third Mainland Bridge, inward Adeniji-Oshodi, Lagos.

This occured at about 6.45pm, at Adekunle axis of the Bridge.

The casualties were the bus driver and two other occupants occupying the front seats.

According to eye witnesses’ account, the incident occured when the bus driver plying Oshodi/Ajah route hit the Adekunle interchange demarcation and this led to the fatal incident.

An eye witness, Mr Akintunde Alabi who narrated the incident to Vanguard said it obstructed free flow of traffic at Ilubinrin, Adeniji-Adele and Adekunle such that many motorists were stranded.

He said there was a backlog of traffic as onlookers also besieged the scene thereby disrupting free flow of traffic.

“There is a fatal accident at Adekunle inter-change inward Adeniji-Adele.

“Three peoole are lying lifeless by the road side while 14 passengers were injured.

“onlookers from Adeniji Adele inward Iyana-Oworo are at the scene and this has generated serious gridlock to Ilubirim.

“Many of us are stranded at the moment, ” he said.

At press time, it was learnt that the Nigeria Police, Lagos Ambulance Services, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, were on ground to perform rescue operations and control the traffic.

It was gathered that the emergency responders were waiting for State Environmental Health and Monitoring Unit, SHEMU, to evacuate the bodies.

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