Three people narrowly escaped death on Monday in a road accident involving two vehicles at the Magboro end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
Our correspondent who visited the accident scene gathered that the incident happened at about 6:30 pm.
One of the vehicles, an Opel with number plate KJA758HL, was said to be at a top speed when it suddenly had a burst tyre and lost control in the process.
An eyewitness, who identified himself simply as Raji said the vehicle also somersaulted twice before it came to a halt.
Raji told PUNCH Metro that the accident affected a Toyota Camry with number plate AAA716DZ behind the vehicle as it swerved into a ditch by the roadside.
He said, “The Opel car was driving inward Lagos and was loaded with bags of cassava when its tyre burst due to speeding. It lost control and tumbled twice. The two occupants, including the driver, came out unhurt while the cassava spilt on the road. A Toyota Camry that was coming behind while trying not to ram into the car swerved and also lost control before plunging into a ditch.”
Another eyewitness who craved not to be mentioned said the incident would have been fatal if the driver of the Toyota Camry had not swerved into the ditch.
“The incident would have been fatal if the driver of the Toyota had not swerved. Just like the occupants of the Opel, the driver also came out unhurt but some parts of the vehicle were badly damaged.”
Our correspondent who visited the spot saw the content of the cassava littered on the road while some passersby were also seen controlling the traffic.
Both drivers were also seen examining the extent of damage done to their vehicles as a result of the accident.
This is as a little confrontation later ensued between the two of them as the driver of the Camry accused the other of being responsible for the accident while insisting that his vehicle must be fixed.
Some officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps Ogun State Sector later arrived at the scene of the incident as they took control of the traffic situation.
