By Steve Agbota
Scores of commuters escaped death in the early hours of Thursday as a cargo laden 40ft container fell off a truck in Lagos.
The incident happened at the popular Ago Palace roundabout, Amuwo Odofin Local Government during peak period.
However, it was gathered that the the officers of the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA) and the Nigeria Police were around to maintain orderliness and control traffic after the incident, as mechanism for evacuation arrived.
Speaking to our Correspondent, an eyewitness, Felix Adeniyi, blamed pot holes caused by bad roads for the incident.
According to him, the presence of the security agencies helped to control traffic that resulted after the incident.
“Imagine, if it were to be the time there was traffic, the situation would have been so bad and many people would have been injured, killed and vehicles would be destroyed. Government should do more to rehabilitate bad portions to avert disasters like this.
“Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu needs to sit up and do some palliatives on these roads. If not for God, who knows how many innocent souls would have gone today? The road needs urgent repair,” he added.