Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested and detained the driver of the truck conveying a container that fell off the bridge at Ojuelegba, Surulere on Wednesday, killing three persons.

The three victims were trapped inside a black-coloured Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) when the container fell on it, while a fourth person who was driving a white-coloured Nissan car escaped death by the whiskers as he quickly jumped out before the container fell partially on his car.

Its also gathered that the Divisional Police Officer of the Surulere Police Division, CSP Monday Agbonika, effected the arrest of the driver of the trailer.

The fallen container, the two affected vehicles and the front part of the trailer had since been towed off the road to enable ease of movement of other motorists.

Police sources told source on Thursday that the trailer driver identified as Wasiu Adeleke, was arrested for driving the MAN Diesel truck with registration number EPE 46 XK recklessly, resulting in the truck and the 20-ft container it was conveying, falling off the bridge.

The container was loaded with cement and armoured doors at the time of the incident. Apart from the SUV, other vehicles that were damaged in the incident were a black Toyota Corolla with registration number SD 532 CN and a white Nissan Sunny saloon with registration number DG 750 LND.

The container was evacuated from the top of the SUV after hours of sawing through the iron frame of trolley belonging to the truck. It was then that the bodies of the three male occupants, including the driver, were recovered.

http://hallanaija.net/lagos-police-detained-driver-that-caused-ojuelegba-accident/

Don't think that is necessary anymore, cos I don't know why d Police wil detained him other than collecting Cash

Police and Egunje

That's great


[size=15pt]#SUGARBEE[/size]

so pathetic

.

A

He should be made to face the law. That will go a long in deterring
Other drivers from doing same