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One killed, four rescued as brake‑failed tanker crashes in Lagos

Naija News • Feb 21
One killed, four rescued as brake‑failed tanker crashes in Lagos
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has confirmed the death of one person and the rescue of four others following a road accident at Ekoro Junction inward Abule-Egba, Lagos State, on Friday evening. The Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA, Adebayo Taofiq, made this known in a statement issued on the agency’s X handle on Saturday. According to the agency, the crash occurred at about 7:30 p.m. when an empty MACK tanker suffered a sudden brake failure, lost control and rammed into a Toyota Corolla before crashing into a roadside shop. LASTMA said the tanker, with registration number EKY 900 XY, collided with a Toyota Corolla marked AAA 823 AY. The impact caused extensive structural damage to the shop and triggered panic among traders and pedestrians in...
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