Three commuters on Sunday night cheated death after a 40ft container fell on a Toyota Corolla vehicle in the Ojuelegba area of Lagos State.
The container-laden truck according to media reports, was ascending a bridge when it tripped, veered off and crashed on the vehicle with the number.
Margaret Adeseye, the Director, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, in a statement, said the trapped victims include two male adults and a female.
Part of the statement reads, “The rescue alert which was triggered at 20:45 hours Sunday had the Sari Iganmu Rescue Crew of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service among other State Emergency Responders including sympathizers rescued alive two male adult and a female adult who are occupants of the car while trailer driver with assistant escaped.”
“The three victims are being attended to at the Lagos State Accident and Trauma Center after being administered first aid on the spot of the accident,” the statement added.