A newly wed couple narrowly escaped death on Saturday in an auto
crash while on their way from their wedding reception to their honey
moon destination.
PUNCH reports thus:
“The accident involving a NNPC tanker with number plate XG 321
MKA, a cargo truck and two saloon cars happened at about 4: 45pm on
Saturday, close to the Otedola bridge, Alausa, on Lagos/Ibadan
Expressway.
MKA, a cargo truck and two saloon cars happened at about 4: 45pm on
Saturday, close to the Otedola bridge, Alausa, on Lagos/Ibadan
Expressway.
Our reporter who witnessed the accident
said the NNPC truck, while descending the slop from Alausa at top speed,
could not hold its break. It then ran into the first car and squashed
the second one against the cargo truck.
said the NNPC truck, while descending the slop from Alausa at top speed,
could not hold its break. It then ran into the first car and squashed
the second one against the cargo truck.
The bride and her husband were said to have jumped out of their car.
When our reporter got to the scene of
the accident, the groom was no where in sight. The groom’s elder sister
who spoke to our repoter while cuddling her baby explained that they
were just coming from the wedding reception of the couple.
the accident, the groom was no where in sight. The groom’s elder sister
who spoke to our repoter while cuddling her baby explained that they
were just coming from the wedding reception of the couple.
She was seen kneeling down and thanking God for their escape but refused to give the name of the couple.
The fire coming out of the truck was put
out by sympathisers as the tanker was carrying petroleum product. The
accident also resulted in gridlock which was controlled by men of the
Federal Road Safety Corps.”
out by sympathisers as the tanker was carrying petroleum product. The
accident also resulted in gridlock which was controlled by men of the
Federal Road Safety Corps.”
