Two occupants in an accident on Friday, narrowly escaped death when their car sped off Otedola Bridge along Lagos- Ibadan Expressway in Berger area of Lagos State.
Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyitolu, who confirmed the incident, said there was no loss of lives.
The victims however, sustained different degree of injuries and were later taken to hospital for treatment
According to an eyewitness, the accident occurred in the morning of Friday. The car was badly damaged as a result of the impact of the fall.
It was gathered that the incident occurred while the car was trying to overtake a trailer on Otedola Bridge outward Lagos.
In the process the driver lost control and collided with the trailer, subsequently tumbling before falling off the bridge.
“Emergency responders arrived at the location to discover a Honda Accord with registration number MUS-440 HK had been involved in an accident.
“No mortality was recorded at the scene of the incident but the two young adults who were the only occupants of the car sustained minor injuries and were attended to by the Agency’s preHospital care unit( Paramedics), Oke-Osanyintolu stated.
