I wish all the victims a quick recovery.

But there's something I don't get about the wedding couple. Was the wedding decided upon that morning because I no come understand the dressing. Jeans? A suit and a wedding gown looking cheap and borrowed?

Well, let me remove my aproko eyes and face front.

Ndonuooo!

crackhouse:
O boy no more honey moon.
The bride looks like a little girl though

She is not a small girl o! Na small body she get o!

Newlymarried:

A newlywed couple returning to the mainland from the Ikoyi Marriage Registry were amongst the 18 persons involved in a ghastly accident that occured on the Third Mainland Bridge, near Ilaje, heading towards Iyana Oworonsoki today December 7.


The accident, which involved a mini truck (AGL 22 YE) and a commercial LT bus (BFG 204 XF), was attributed to a brake failure on the LT bus, which was traveling at excessive speed. The bus collided with the mini truck, which was moving slowly due to mechanical difficulties.

A statement released by the spokesperson of the Lagos Traffic Management Agency LASTMA, Adebayo Taofiq, said a total of 16 passengers seated in the rear of the LT bus—11 women and 5 men—sustained significant injuries and were swiftly transported to the Lagos State Trauma and Emergency Centre near the Toll Gate on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway for urgent medical care.

He said two additional passengers seated at the front of the LT commercial bus were trapped in the wreckage and suffered severe fractures to their limbs. He mentioned that they were extricated with the combined efforts of LASTMA personnel, emergency responders and concerned bystanders. These victims were later rushed to Gbagada General Hospital for specialized treatment.

Adebayo said the Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASABUS) and the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) Response Unit (LRU) facilitated the swift evacuation of all casualties to medical facilities.

Law enforcement officers from Alonge Police Station and operatives of the Lagos State Task Force provided critical security support at the accident scene, ensuring order during the rescue operation.

Expressing deep sympathy for the injured, LASTMA’s General Manager, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, wished them a speedy recovery. He also underscored the importance of observing speed limits and maintaining vehicles in optimal condition, particularly the braking system, to prevent such tragedies.

Bakare-Oki further highlighted the intensified public enlightenment campaigns led by LASTMA’s Female Elite Corps, which aim to educate motorists—especially commercial bus operators—on safe driving practices before, during and beyond the festive season.
https://punchng.com/newly-wed-16-others-injured-in-third-mainland-bridge-accident/

I'm glad they survived this near-horrendous accident. It's a second chance to live life to the FULL and learn to show genuine empathy to others when needed. Thanks to the rescue team as well.

This brings back some memories for me. I've been involved in 2 major car tyre blow-outs/break failures back in the late 1990s on the Lagos-Benin Expressway while traveling from Lagos (just right after Sagamu), and the other was in the early 2000s and it was the expert manouverings by both drivers on each occasion in the speeding cars that prevented the vehicles from outrightly somersaulting and flinging everybody out of the vehicles or something WORSE. I was just calm and braced up for whatever was going to come on both occasions but fortunately we all came out safe.

Both drivers were NOT drunk on both occasions (contrary to the belief of some posters on page 1 of this thread that drivers consume all kinds of alcohols) because tyre blow-outs (and break failures) can indeed occur anytime especially if the pressures are not adequate. This is why regular checks are needed before all long trips (and even short trips). It was a back tyre blowout that occured in the vehicle (we were moving at over 100 kilometers an hour and had just overtaken a long haulage truck) I was traveling in back in the late 1990s, and if the driver (who was very calm and professional) had mistakenly STEPPED on the car break pedal due to the sudden loud explosion, we would have been toast. The back tyre was completely torn to shreds when the car came to a final hault. That driver was indeed a hero.

Newlymarried:

https://punchng.com/newly-wed-16-others-injured-in-third-mainland-bridge-accident/

Eyaaah may God heal them soon.