Five people have been killed and 19 others injured in a multiple accidents at Berger area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria.
General Manager, LASEMA, Adesina Tiamiyu confirmed that five people died from the multiple accidents.
He said the accident occurred at Kara Bridge, inward Mowe and that the multiple accidents involved 16 vehicles.
Tiamiyu added that 19 people were injured and had been taken to the trauma centre for treatment.
53 persons made up of 40 men and 13 women were involved in the accident, with 11 men and eight women injured.
The multiple accidents led to serious traffic gridlock along Berger area this morning.
The crash which involved 16 vehicles happened at the Kara Bridge along the expressway.
The vehicles involved were BDG27AA Nissan bus white; GGE818XC Daf truck white; XS216KSF Nissan Cabstar blue; APP769XR Daf truck white; MUS411DG Honda car black; APP303DV Honda Car green; AKD520XN Mazda bus white; and KTU340XU Ford bus white.
Others were FKJ475BR Lexus jeep; AGL545XF MAN Truck white; BDG561XG MACK Truck white; KRD122XC Sino Truck white; AGL197XD Sino Truck white; KRD123XC Sino truck white; KTU594XM Volkswagen bus yellow; and DAF Truck(BHN) no number.
