PHOTOS: One dies, one injured in Lagos building collapse, truck accident

One person has lost his life while another sustained serious injury in separate incidents involving a truck accident and a building collapse in different parts of Lagos State. The spokesperson for the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Olawale Afolabi, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. Afolabi stated that one person died in a partial building collapse at Lekki Phase 1 on Friday, while three people were rescued alive after a truck crashed into a Sports Utility Vehicle along Old Abeokuta Road, inward Abattoir on Thursday night. According to him, the truck accident occurred at about 10:40 p.m. on Thursday when an articulated vehicle carrying a 40-foot container reportedly suffered brake failure while descending Old Abeokuta Road. He noted that the truck subsequently lost control and collided head-on with a Toyota Highlander with registration number KRD 179KL. He stated that the driver of the SUV sustained severe fractures to both legs and his left arm and was rescued alive from the wreckage. Afolabi wrote, “At 22:40 on June 4, 2026, a truck laden with a 40ft container suffered brake failure while descending Old Abeokuta Road inward Abattoir. The vehicle lost control and collided head-on with a peach-colored Toyota Highlander, registration number KRD 179KL. “The driver of the Highlander, an adult male, sustained severe fractures to both legs and his left arm and was trapped in the wreckage. Two other occupants escaped uninjured. No fatalities were recorded.” He noted that emergency responders worked through the night to rescue the trapped victim and clear the accident scene, while recovery operations involving the truck and its container were completed on Friday, and normal traffic movement was restored along the corridor. Related News Enugu warns against market closure over political rally Cycling Federation, Lagos cyclists ride for safer roads NSCDC busts Lagos detention camp, arrests four foreigners Afolabi noted that, in a separate incident, a three-storey building under construction partially collapsed at No. 1 Josephine Fingesi Street, off Wole Olateju Street, Lekki Phase 1. He added that nine people were affected by the collapse, with one of the victims recovered dead. Seven adult males were rescued alive and treated by emergency responders, while one person was confirmed dead at the scene. “Seven adult males were rescued alive and stabilised by emergency responders, one adult male was confirmed dead at the scene and his remains recovered, while one adult male remains missing,” he stated. Reacting to the incidents, the Permanent Secretary