One killed, four rescued as brake‑failed tanker crashes in Lagos
Naija News • Feb 21
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...