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Three escape death as 40ft container crushes car in Lagos 

Prompt rescue efforts saved three people from untimely death on Sunday night after a 40ft container fell on a Toyota Corolla car in the Ojuelegba area of Lagos State.

According to reports, the incident happened around 8pm when the container-laden truck was ascending the Ojuelegba bridge before it fell off and crashed on the vehicle with the number plate JJJ-811-FV.

The Director, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, who confirmed the accident, in a statement, said the trapped victims include two male adults and a female.

The statement read in part, “The rescue alert which was triggered at 20:45 hours Sunday had the Sari Iganmu Rescue Crew of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service among other State Emergency Responders including sympathizers rescued alive two male adult and a female adult who are occupants of the car while trailer driver with assistant escaped.”

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“The three victims are being attended to at the Lagos State Accident and Trauma Center after being administered first aid on the spot of the accident,” the statement added.

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