A pedestrian bridge at Ketu-Alapere in Lagos state has been destroyed by a tall trailer.
The tall trailer smashed into the pedestrian bridge at night on Thursday, December 7, completely destroying a portion of it.
A fully loaded commercial bus coming behind the trailer crashed into the falling debris from the bridge wounding many of the passengers.
No life was lost in the accident. The injured were taken to the hospital.
The Special Adviser on Transportation, Hon. Sola Giwa visited the scene this morning, Friday, December 8, 2023 to supervise the evacuation and movement of traffic together with officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency ( LASTMA).
The road is now open to traffic but the backlog of traffic was yet to clear at the time of filing this report.
Watch clips from the scene here.
