Two individuals have sustained extreme burn accidents after a diesel-laden tanker plunged from Otedola Bridge in Lagos and caught fireplace beneath the bridge.
A press release by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, mentioned its emergency response workforce, working with different emergency administration businesses, rescued the victims from the scene and ensured their evacuation for pressing medical remedy.
The incident occurred when the tanker fell from the bridge, triggering a hearth that engulfed the underpass and left the 2 victims with intensive burns.
According to LASTMA, its emergency response workforce shortly mobilised to the scene and rescued the victims from the hazard zone, the place they required fast medical consideration.
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency’s Rescue Unit, LRU, subsequently evacuated the injured victims to the Lagos State Accident and Emergency Centre at Toll-Gate, the place they have been admitted for remedy.
“The terrifying conflagration left two victims with intensive and extreme burn accidents, necessitating their fast extrication from the hazard zone and pressing medical intervention,” the assertion mentioned.
Meanwhile, operatives of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service have been deployed to battle the hearth, comprise the flames and stop the incident from spreading additional.
The firefighting operation was additionally aimed toward stopping extra casualties and potential harm to surrounding infrastructure.
Other businesses concerned in the rescue and emergency response included the LRU, the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Agency, additionally recognized as Neighbourhood Watch, and law enforcement officials from the Alausa Police Division.
LASTMA mentioned the joint response demonstrated the significance of cooperation amongst emergency and safety businesses in dealing with harmful incidents.
It famous that immediate mobilisation and coordinated motion have been important to stopping an already critical scenario from changing into extra catastrophic.
The General Manager of LASTMA, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, counseled the responding businesses for his or her promptness, professionalism and dedication to obligation.
He praised the emergency responders for his or her mixed efforts, which helped rescue and evacuate the 2 injured victims whereas supporting the continued operation to comprise the hearth.
Bakare-Oki additionally expressed his needs for the swift and full restoration of the victims, stressing the significance of fast emergency response, cooperation amongst establishments and dedication to saving lives throughout surprising highway incidents.
LASTMA reaffirmed its dedication to implementing visitors laws, enhancing visitors administration, responding promptly to incidents and coordinating emergency operations throughout Lagos State.
The company additionally urged motorists, significantly operators of industrial quality and articulated automobiles, to hold out common mechanical inspections, comply strictly with prescribed security requirements and undertake accountable driving practices to scale back preventable highway crashes.
