Tragedy averted as truck falls on Lagos-Ibadan expressway

Pedestrians escaped being killed along Mowe Junction of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Saturday when a truck fully loaded with soya oil overturned, spilling its content on the road.

The incident which occurred around 2:15pm

Sunday PUNCH learnt that the truck driver lost control when a Camry car suddenly stopped for passengers crossing the road at Mowe Junction.

Sunday PUNCH observed that the residents, including men and women, scooped the oil running through the middle of the road, while the driver and his boys tried to transfer the spilled oil into another truck.

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An eyewitness who identified herself only as Kikelomo, said, “I was standing when suddenly the truck fell down and thank God it didn’t hit the people crossing the road. It would have been a big problem. There was one private car that stopped, and suddenly the next thing I saw was the truck spilling its content on the road.’’

Another eyewitness, Saheed Mohammed, told our correspondent that the incident would have been averted if the commuters used the pedestrian bridge.

“It was those crossing the road that caused the accident. They have told them many times not to cross the expressway again but they wouldn’t listen. What is difficult about using the bridge for their safety?,” he added. Punch