The Corps Marshal Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Shehu Mohammed has commended the Rescue and emergency response team of the Corps for demonstrating a rare bravery, professionalism, and resilience that led to the successful rescue of six victims of road traffic crashes from a potentially deadly containerised crash.
One of the crashes which occurred as a result of break failure involving two containerized trucks on the Apapa-Wharf route near Flour Mill, 6 kilometers from Mile 2, Lagos State.
Crash investigation report submitted by the rescue team reveals that four people,all males, were involved in the crash. One was rescued with injuries, including bruises and cuts, while the remaining 3 survived the crash unhurt.
The second crash which involved a Toyota Corolla with registration number LSD293HJ, and a Mack truck occurred on 25 November, 2024 on Euro 65 -Signal Baracks route, Mile 2 Oke, Lagos State.
The crash involved two people in a Toyota Corolla saloon car. The victims were rescued alive by the proactiveness of FRSC I’llrescue team after the Mack truck (40 feet container truck) crashed and landed on the saloon car.
The mileages achieved through these proactive approaches were recorded at the expense of Corps Marshal’s earlier directives to operatives to assert high level of professionalism and promptness to rescue of crash victims as the end of the year travels gather momentum.
The Corps Marshal used the occasion to charge drivers to maintain minimum safety standards while admonishing fleet operators to ensure that their drivers are subjected to adequate training so as to acquaint them with the basics of contemporary dynamics of safe road use.
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