Man dies (drowns) after having an accident in Third Mainland Bridge

It was revealed that an unknown man was retrieved dead from a Ford Explorer salon car which plunged into the ocean from Third Mainland Bridge after an accident on Saturday, October 28.

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) Response Unit (LRU) were on ground to retrieve the car from the ocean and control the resulting traffic.

At about 10: pm,  the Ford Explorer salon car and a Toyota Camry were involved in the accident that happened towards the last quarter of the Third Mainland Bridge close to Oworonshoki.

The other passengers in the Toyota (about two other people) grabbed the girl, threw her back into the car and sped off. They were heard saying 'if the police come here, they'll say we caused the accident and arrest us'. It took the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) Response Unit (LRU) about an hour to get to the scene of the accident.

 A reporter on ground learnt that the Ford salon car which was over speeding, hit the Toyota Camry in the back before it plunged into the ocean.

Men of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) Response Unit working after an accident on Third Mainland Bridgeplay

It took LASEMA an hour to get to scene and almost an hour before they could retrieve the dead body from the car (Pulse)

The man was the only passenger in the Ford that plunged into the ocean while the Toyota Camry had a lady behind the steering wheel. There were also two people with her in the car.

Pulse learnt that the lady driving the Camry initially stopped when she discovered that the Ford had plunged into the ocean. She cried and shouted for hep before she entered the car and fled the scene for fear of being arrested by the police.

 “If the police come here, they'll say we caused the accident and arrest us,” the lady and her passengers were heard saying before they fled from the scene.

The LRU arrived at the scene an hour after the accident and it took them 25 minutes to pull the Ford from the water.

 It took them another 30 minutes to cut open the car to get to the man who was already dead. His corpse was put in a body bag.

The LRU refused to give any comment at the scene and at the time of this report.