Two Fall Into Lagos Lagoon In Third Mainland Bridge Accident

A Director of Operations, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Olatunde Akinsanya, who spoke to journalists after the incident, said, “Today (On Wednesday), at 10 minutes after 11am, we had a road accident very close to Adeniji Bypass.

“A commercial bus with 22 passengers suffered brakes failure on high speed. In the process, he ran himself into the barrier on the Third Mainland Bridge and two adults were plunged into the lagoon.
We have recovered the wreckage of the vehicle and the victims have been taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.

“The next action is the search and rescue operations on the waterway and that is what we are collaborating with marine police, NEMA and others.”
Rescue officials, security agents as well as traffic management officers were also on the scene.

The Federal Government reopened the third mainland bridge on the 4th of April after months of repair works, setting the speed limit at 80 km/hr.