A waste compactor truck opersting under the Lagos controlled Private Sector Participant (PSP), plunged into the Lagos lagoon at about 7:40am on Monday.
Fortunately, the truck driver and his motor-boy narrowly escaped death through the efforts of a rescue team.
It was gathered that the truck’s tyre bursted on motion, and as a result veered off the bridge and subsequently plunged into the lagoon.
Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyitolu, who confirmed the incident, said the two rescued persons were taken to hospital for treatment.
According to Oke-Osanyitolu, “The agency responded to distress calls at the above scene and discovered that a waste compactor truck, registration unknown, while in high motion had a burst tyre as a result veered off the bridge and subsequently plunged into the Lagos lagoon.
“Fortunately the two occupants of the truck (driver and motor boy) were rescued alive by the agency marine team (divers ). They have been provided with first aid medical treatment. “
