Eko Hot Blog reports that the a 40ft container has on a Toyota Corolla car at the Abalti Barrack end of the Ojuelegba Bridge. The accident occurred on Sunday evening, causing panic in the area. However, the three people in the car were rescued alive according to a statement issued by the Director of the … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), on Thursday, rescued a motor boy trapped under a fully loaded 40ft container. However, the driver of the truck which was carrying the boy died instantly during a fatal accident around Wharf Road, opposite Area B Police Command outward Apapa area … Read more
The dangerous trend of falling containers in Lagos continued on Saturday as two containers fell along Lagos-Badagry Highway. The incident comes a day after five containers fell in different areas of Lagos. The Lagos government continues to struggle to fix the problem. Eko Hot Blog reports that two loaded 20 feet containers on Saturday fell … Read more
There seems to be no stopping the galore of container falls in Lagos State as several containers fell on Friday. All container falls luckily resulted in no casualty. The constant falls persist despite efforts by the Lagos government to curb them. Eko Hot Blog reports that at least five 40ft containers fell in different areas … Read more
In January 2023, a container-laden truck fell off the Ojuelegba bridge and crushed nine people to death. The Lagos government responded in February by banning articulated truck drivers from plying the bridge. However, another container fell off on the bridge on Friday night despite the ban. Eko Hot Blog reports that a container has fallen … Read more
There has been a galore of containers falling in Lagos State in recent times. Last Sunday, a container fell on a passenger bus and killed nine people. Another container fell on Wednesday, continuing a worrying trend of deadly falls. Eko Hot Blog reports that a MACK containerised truck carrying 40fts container on Wednesday fell beside … Read more
A truck conveying a 20 feet container fell on a passenger bus in the Ojuelegba area of Lagos State on Sunday afternoon. Emergency responders visited the scene and rescued one of the passengers. The officials recovered nine bodies from the wreckage. Eko Hot Blog reports that a container has crushed nine bus passengers to death … Read more
LASEMA has released the details of the multiple accident involving a container that fell on vehicles. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has confirmed the death of a driver in a multiple accident at Cele Bus Stop, Lagos, on Thursday. EDITOR’S PICKS VIDEO: Commuters Feared Killed As Container Falls … Read more
Commuters have been feared killed as a container fell on vehicles in Lagos. Eko Hot Blog reports that tragedy struck at Cele Bus Stop, Lagos State, on Thursday, as a container fell on three vehicles. EDITOR’S PICKS Nigerians To Monitor Capital Projects In Real-time As Buhari Launches Eyemark App Sanwo-Olu Takes First Ride On Lagos … Read more
The container was being transported on a truck to an unknown destination when it fell on the vehicles between Omark and Akeson bus stop in Igando The accident happened around 9:45pm EKO HOT BLOG reports that a yet to be ascertain number of persons are currently trapped under a container that fell on top of … Read more
It takes $4000 to move a container from Apapa to Lagos mainland, say report EKO HOT BLOG reports that according to a new finding, transporting a container cargo from Nigeria’s busiest seaport in Apapa to the Lagos mainland, a 20-kilometer journey, costs around $4,000. According to the Shanghai Containerised Freight Data index, shipping a 40ft … Read more
There was so much panic, traffic jam when an unchained container on the truck fell from Iyana Ipaja bridge, landing on a yet-to-be-identified woman’s leg and cutting her foot off. The incident which happened at about 6:30pm made passers-by scamper for safety for the fear of being victims. Reports had it that the woman was … Read more