OTEDOLA BRIDGE ACCIDENT: LASEMA RESCUES ONE,EVACUATES FIVE VEHICLES.{PHOTOS}.#PRESS RELEASE.

     The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), earlier today, rescued an adult female trapped in a crushed white Toyota Hilux Vehicle (KRD 797 XN) involved in a multiple car accident along the Otedola Bridge inwards Lagos.

The accident involved five vehicles; including the Toyota Hilux, whose male driver died but was yet to be identified as the LASEMA team commenced operations to evacuate the surviving female occupant of the van named Toyin.

On arrival at the scene, LASEMA officials had to extricate the occupants of the vehicle using cutters before handing the survivor over to the Lagos State Ambulance Services (LASAMBUS) for first-aid treatment and subsequent transfer to the Trauma Centre by the old Toll Gate at 7up.

Other vehicles involved in the multiple car accident were a DAF Truck (LSD742 XK), Toyota Sienna (NEN 16 XQ), Ogun State Mass Transit Bus (EPE 679 XT) and another bus (OG L112).

The operation which was coordinated by LASEMA's Director of Operations, Engineer Akinsanya Olatunde was promptly completed to ensure an easy flow of vehicular activities while the remains of the deceased driver has been handed over to the State Environmental Health Monitoring Unit, SEHMU for deposit at the mortuary.More photos below.