There was a multiple-vehicle accident on the Third Mainland Bridge on Saturday, June 15, 2024.
The accident occurred on the Island-bound lane and involved a commercial bus, popularly called Danfo and some private cars.
The cause of the accident is unclear, but it caused heavy traffic on the Island-bound part of the bridge for many hours.
The victims of the accident were reportedly rushed to the hospital.
An eye-witness recorded the scene of the accident showing the commercial vehicle balanced precariously on the bonnet of a Toyota Sienna Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV).
The occupants of the vehicles had been evacuated by the time the eye-witness did the recording.
Similarly, a major multiple-vehicle collision happened at Ketu, inward Ojota on Friday.
The accident involved a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), a commercial yellow bus (Danfo), and a truck
The accident reportedly left 19 people injured.
Lagos State Emergency Management Authority (LASEMA) team from the Command and Control Centre, arrived at the scene under the Ojota inter-change bridge at about noon amid heavy rainfall on Friday, June 14.
The articulated truck heading inward Ketu, suddenly lost control, skidded off its lane, and collided with the BRT bus heading to Ojota. The BRT bus then skidded off its lane into the service lane and collided with the Danfo.
The accident led to traffic gridlock along the axis, as stranded motorists spent several hours in the ensuing gridlock. There was no record of death. However, the 15 injured persons were transported to nearby hospitals for treatment. Four of the victims were attended to by LASEMA’s pre-hospital care team alongside Lagos State Ambulances Service (LASAMBUS) at the scene of the incident.
Watch a clip from the scene of the Third Mainland Bridge accident here.
