Traffic flow were diverted at Ikeja Underbridge, Mile 12 and Ojuelegba areas of Lagos State as three containers reportedly fell, preventing vehicles from passing the affected routes.
The first incident was announced by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority on Friday morning through its official Twitter account.
LASTMA tweeted, “#Ojuelegba #RoadIncident A 40ft container fell off a trailer on Ojuelegba bridge inward Stadium blocking the entire main carriage way now. Diversion in progress thru the Ojuelegba service lanes.
“Men of the Nigerian Police Force are already on ground as mechanism for evacuation has arrived.”
While the second incident happened near the General Hospital at Ikeja Underbridge around 7am.
Announcing the incident, the agency tweeted, “#RoadIncident. A fallen 40-foot container-laden truck fell at General Hospital under bridge Ikeja. It needs to be offloaded before recovery is done. Personnel fully on the ground managing traffic accordingly.”
The third incident was reported to have occurred along the Mile 12 area of Ikorodu road, on Friday afternoon.
The agency tweeted, “A fallen 40ft container at Demurin junction inwards Ile Ile/Mile 12, there is no access through the service lane presently.
“Effort is on for recovery while our officers are on scene managing the situation effectively. No casualties recorded.”
