{"id":6323,"date":"2024-03-19T21:18:25","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T21:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/?p=6323"},"modified":"2024-03-19T21:18:25","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T21:18:25","slug":"lastma-rescues-3-accident-victims-as-heavy-duty-truck-rams-into-other-vehicles-at-anthony-lagos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/2024\/03\/19\/lastma-rescues-3-accident-victims-as-heavy-duty-truck-rams-into-other-vehicles-at-anthony-lagos\/","title":{"rendered":"LASTMA RESCUES 3 ACCIDENT VICTIMS AS HEAVY-DUTY TRUCK RAMS INTO OTHER VEHICLES AT ANTHONY, LAGOS"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2026rescued accident victims rushed to nearby hospital for treatment<\/b><\/p>\n

Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) today rescued 3 seriously injured accident victims at Anthony Service Lane inward Town Planning Way, Lagos.<\/p>\n

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The Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA Mr. Adebayo Taofiq confirmed that the 3 (three) rescued accident victims were passengers inside one of the Volkswagen Commercial bus involved in the accident.<\/p>\n

Preliminary investigations revealed that a Volvo 6-tyre truck (T-17138LA) while on a high speed lost control as a result of a brake failure and rammed into a Nissan Car (LSD 497 EY) and 2 Volkswagen commercial buses (EKY 129 XT \/ KSF 815 XS).<\/p>\n

While the truck driver ran away after the accident, Police men from Mosafejo Police Station provided security backup during the rescue operation by Lastma Officials.<\/p>\n

Lastma Bakare Sulaiman Akanbi (Head, Zone 11 Anthony) who led the recovery operations confirmed that his team immediately evacuated the Volvo Truck and 3 other vehicles off the road for an unhindered free vehicular movement inward Town Planning.<\/p>\n

The General Manager of LASTMA Mr. Olalekan Bakare-Oki however warned truck owners\/drivers to always stop over speeding and ensure their trucks are properly checked including the braking system before embarking on any journey within or outside Lagos.<\/p>\n

Adebayo Taofiq
\nDirector, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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