No fewer than three persons were feared dead, Tuesday, when
a container fell off an articulated truck along Apapa/Oshodi expressway and
landed on commuters waiting for buses at Otto-Wharf bus-stop, killing three of
them. Others reportedly sustained injuries.
When Vanguard arrived the scene, a Federal Road Safety Corps
official who identified himself simply as Chigbo said the truck driver was on
high speed and could not control it when he got to the bus-stop.According to
reports, the driver of the truck with number plate XG 616 UWN attempted to
overtake a vehicle at the bus-stop, at about 2.30pm, and suddenly the empty
container fell off, landing on unsuspecting commuters.
The driver of a car and two other persons waiting to board
buses to their respective destinations, according to him, were affected, adding
that the container was removed and the victims rushed to an undisclosed
hospital.
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