Following incessant fatal accidents involving articulated vehicles—mostly trailers and tankers—many Lagos residents are calling for these trucks to be off the roads in the day time.
Two accidents within Lagos Metropolis last week claimed 15 lives, including a man and his expectant wife and left many vehicles burnt.
The accidents occurred opposite the MKO Abiola Gardens, Alausa, Ikeja on Dec. 1 and at Fin Niger Bus Stop-- along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway-- less than 24 hours later.
While the Dec. 1 accident involved a lone commercial bus, that of Dec. involved a petrol tanker that caught fire and set eight other vehicles and their occupants ablaze.
Many petrol tanker-related accidents in the Lagos area had earlier in 2010 left scores of people burnt beyond recognition.
Some Lagos residents said restricting the movement of heavy duty vehicles to the nigh time would help reduce the carnage.
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