Tragedy occurred on the newly rehabilitated Third Mainland Bridge on Wednesday when a vehicle plunged into the Lagos lagoon with an unspecified number of persons feared dead.
This happened on the day of Eid-el-fitri, when Nigerian Muslims celebrated the end of Ramadan.
According to an eyewitness, simply identified as Akinola Adeniyi, the tragedy occurred at around 11.30 am, when a yet to be ascertained vehicle en route Iyana-Oworo to Island route suddenly plunged into the Lagoon.
Adeniyi attributed the cause of the accident to excessive speeding on the part of the driver of the ill-fated vehicle.
Rescue team, including men of the Lagos State Emergency Management LASEMA, and the Police, among others have arrived at the scene for the rescue mission.
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The incident caused a traffic jam on the Third Mainland Bridge towards the Island.
Meanwhile, a source in LASEMA said the agency was still in the process of ascertaining those who were involved in the accident.
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