No fewer than 78 trucks were impounded by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) in the Apapa-Ijora area of the state on Sunday.
The Public Relations Officer (PRO), LASTMA, Adebayo Taofiq, disclosed that the vehicles were seized for indiscriminate parking.
Taofiq, on Sunday, stated that the vehicles were impounded to ensure smooth and seamless traffic for Lagosians during this festive season and beyond.
He said the operation was carried out by LASTMA officers in conjunction with relevant security agencies.
Quoting the agency’s acting General Manager, Mr. Bakare Oki, Taofiq said the enforcement actions would be ongoing, and indiscriminate parking and obstructions in the axis would not be tolerated.
He urged drivers to take control of the road and to contact the agency’s hotlines to report any abandoned or broken-down trucks.
The statement partly read, “Lagos State Traffic Management Authority today during an early Sunday morning enforcement operations led by General Manager, Mr. Bakare Oki, in conjunction with relevant security agencies to ensure smooth/seamless traffic for Lagosians during this festive season and beyond, impounded another 78 illegally parked containerised trucks on top High Bridge by Lilly Pond inward Apapa and Sifax axis of Ijora (Olopa).
“The early Sunday morning enforcement operations lasted between 12 am to 7 am. According to Mr. Bakare Oki (G.M LASTMA), the enforcement operations will be continuous with zero tolerance for indiscriminate parking and impediments in the axis.
“He, however, called on motorists to take possession of the road and not hesitate to inform LASTMA of any broken down or abandoned trailer/truck via the agency’s hotlines.”
Meanwhile, an auto crash claimed two lives on Sunday afternoon after a speeding driver lost control of his vehicle and veered off the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.
The incident occurred immediately after the Iperu-Ogere bridge, en route to Sagamu-Interchange, Ogun State, at about 2:38 pm.
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, spokesperson in Ogun, Florence Okpe, who confirmed the incident, said two male and one female adult were involved in the crash.
“Two male adults were confirmed dead and one female adult sustained an injury,” she said.