The FRSC recommends barricades on Ojuelegba Bridge, cautions Lagos commuters against overspeeding.
, Dauda Ali Biu, has expressed deep concerns over the fatal crash that occurred today on the Ojuelegba Bridge in Lagos State, with nine people killed, and another that claimed 11 lives at the Soka bridge on the Lagos-Benin Highway.Reacting to Sunday’s incident, the FRSC Corps Marshal recommended “the construction of barricades against articulated vehicles on Ojuelegba Bridge as a permanent solution to the reoccurring crashes.
“As at the time of this statement, 11 victims were burnt beyond recognition at the SOKA Bridge while the Ojuelegba crash involved 13 people comprising of nine males and four females. Out of the 13 people, nine were killed comprising of five male adults, one male child, one female child and two female adults.“Out of the four victims who survived the Ojuelegba crash, two were rescued without injuries while the remaining two sustained various degrees of injuries.
Mr Biu, according to Mr Kazeem, cited “some of the dangers that come with their continuous use of the bridge as he calls for efforts to be made towards expanding the connecting roads under the bridge to accommodate all articulated vehicles.
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