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2 persons die as trailer slams into Lexus SUV in Lagos

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Two persons reportedly died this morning in a ghastly road accident on the Otedola Bridge, Alausa area of Lagos State.

The accident occurred at the popular bridge inward the Secretariat in Alausa along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.

Two other persons were rescued, treated on the spot and discharged in the incident involving an articulated truck and black Sport Utility Vehicle.

DAILY TRUST reports that the truck, laden with granite stone, crashed off the crash barrier on the bridge and collided with the black coloured Lexus SUV.

The truck head subsequently detached from the impact and fell off the bridge, it was learnt.

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Emergency officials, including the state emergency management agency (LASEMA), said that one victim was evacuated to accident and emergency hospital in a critical condition.

Director General of LASEMA, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyitolu, who confirmed the crash, said the injured were promptly treated.

He said the mangled bodies of the victims were recovered and bagged, while the road was cleared of gridlock that had built up, as a result of the accident.

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