Updated: One killed, seven injured in Otedola Bridge auto crash

The scene of the accident on Otedola Bridge

A tanker has collided with a fully loaded commercial bus on Otedola Bridge in Lagos leaving one person dead and seven injured on Thursday morning.

The accident involved a Mazda bus with 10 passengers and a tanker on Otedola Bridge at the lane inwards Berger, causing heavy traffic that stretches beyond the state Secretariat in Alausa.

All relevant emergency agencies are on the ground to prevent a fire outbreak.

#Update #OtedolaRoadCrash
Preliminary reports confirm that a Golf car was also involved in the crash. No casualties from the car.
One passenger from the bus confirmed dead with seven others injured.@TrafficChiefNG @Gidi_Traffic @trafficbutter @lagostraffic961 @lagostelevision

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