At least two persons have been injured in a multiple-vehicle crash involving two container trucks and three other vehicles at Apostolic, inward Alapere, Lagos State.
The accident involved two 40-foot containerised trucks and three other vehicles, according to the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority.
A video of the incident shared on LASTMA’s official X account on Thursday showed officials of the agency, the Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Corps and the police at the scene managing the situation.
In a statement accompanying the video, LASTMA confirmed that two persons sustained varying degrees of injuries in the crash.
The agency said, “A multiple-vehicle crash involving two 40ft containerised trucks and three other vehicles occurred at Apostolic, inward Alapere, resulting in two reported casualties.”
LASTMA said its officials secured the scene to prevent further accidents, while managing traffic and facilitating recovery operations.
It added, “The scene has been secured to prevent secondary incidents, while our men are on the ground to manage the situation and facilitate recovery. The incident is currently causing a traffic backlog towards the old Toll Gate, with recovery efforts ongoing.”
The crash caused traffic congestion towards the old Toll Gate as recovery operations continued.
In a related development, another accident occurred on Tuesday at First Gate, inward Mile 2, along the Mile 2-Seme Expressway.
The crash involved two trucks, a commercial bus and nine motorcycles, leaving at least four persons injured.