A fatal accident occurred in Lagos when a lorry loaded with yams lost control at a point of U-turn, killing one person and injuring three others.

The lorry crashed into a commercial tricycle at Aiyetoro Junction, by the Traffic Light corridor in Epe, Lagos.

Preliminary investigations revealed that the loaded truck, with registration number, AGL 764 XB, traveling from Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, attempted a U-turn inward Eleko, at the junction, when the driver reportedly lost control and violently rammed into a stationary tricycle, with registration number SMK 127 QR.

The lorry damaged the tricycle, while one occupant died, and three others severely injured.

LASTMA officials, on routine traffic management duties in the vicinity, responded promptly. In collaboration with the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, the Nigeria Police Force, Lagos Fire and Rescue Service and military personnel, they successfully rescued three critically injured victims from the wreckage.

The FRSC conveyed the deceased and the injured victims to the General Hospital, Epe, for medical attention; while the security agencies maintained order throughout the rescue operations. They ensured that traffic was not obstructed by the accident.