The Lagos State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Corp Commander Olusegun Ogungbemide has stated that the FRSC has discovered a major cause of the recurring accidents on the Kara bridge.
He made this remark recently when officials of the Nigeria Auto Journalists Association (NAJA) paid him a courtesy visit in his Ojodu office.
It would be recalled that in recent times, that portion of the Lagos-Sagamu expressway has witnessed a lot of road traffic crashes, the latest being the November 7 crash that killed two persons and claimed over 30 vehicles.
According to the Commander, the rough road shortly after the smooth portion on the road before the Kara bridge is a major cause of the crashes on that axis.
He nonetheless added that the construction company on that corridor has quickly moved in to effect some emergency palliatives on the road after consultations with the FRSC.
In a similar vein, the Commander added that trucks carrying more than their capacity have also been the ones vulnerable and liable to crash on the Otedola bridge, noting that hardly has any truck entering Lagos via the bridge been involved in the crash.
The FRSC Commander also advocated for the restriction of the movement of heavy-duty trucks into Lagos during peak periods, as it would reduce the possibility of large scale casualties in case of a crash.
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He explained that the attitude of drivers remain the biggest challenge faced by road traffic law enforcement officers in the state, adding that his men are back on the road with focus on rescue and traffic control.
He also mentioned that the rate of incessant crashes and fatalities along Lagos- Ibadan expressway has reduced as the FRSC is now concentrating on the Corridors due to the great synergy with other agencies including LASTMA, LASEMA, VIO and others.
Lamenting the loss incurred by the FRSC during the ENDSARS protests, he said: “we lost 17 vehicles in different formations in the state, our offices were vandalized and laptops, gadgets carted away.”
