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...For a better society... Thursday, July 29 2004 Vol 17 No.30 News Editorial Opinion Politics Sports Features Health Woman Foreign News Columnists Business Money/Market InfoTel Brands/Promotions Trade/Commerce View from America 6 killed as trailers plunge into lagoon WILLY EYA SEVEN persons, two of them motor conductors, were killed yesterday at the Apapa port complex, Lagos, in two separate accidents. At least six persons were killed when two trailers plunged in berth 11 of the complex while in the other incident, an unidentified conductor was crushed to death by a speeding lorry. Those who died in the lagoon incident were on board the trailers and a canoe allegedly used for oil bunkering within the said operational area. Two survivors swam to safety in the accident. According to eye witnesses, the incident happened at about 6.30 a.m. when a conductor acting on the instruction of his boss, the driver, wanted to park one of the trailers. Relating the incident in tears, the witnesses said the "motor boy", probably out of inexperience, sped off and lost control of the vehicle, ramming it into a stationary trailer close to the lagoon, within the same operational area. Both vehicles, with their occupants, subsequently plunged headlong and crashed into a canoe crew, all of them sinking to the great depths of the lagoon. When Daily Champion visited the scene, fire officers, divers and other officers of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) were still making frantic efforts to rescue any survivors to no avail as at press time. Their efforts were compounded by the fact that the accident happened between a ship and the berth, hence leaving little space for operation. Apapa Port Manager, Mr. Lekan Ajala, confirmed the incidents to newsmen, describing it as unfortunate. He stressed the need to be careful within the operational areas and regretted that working there is risky. Mr. Ajala said cranes had been ordered from the nearby Nigeria Flour Mills and the container terminal to help in the rescue operation. However, as at press time, the trailers and corpses were still inside the lagoon. The port’s operational areas are usually very slippery because of diesel from ships at berth and trailers evacuating goods from them. In the other accident, another conductor within the complex died when a lorry ran over him. The conductor, according to eye witnesses, had moved to wedge his lorry, which lost its brake, with a huge wooden stopper, but got crushed in the process. � 2004 @ Champion Newspapers Limited (All Right Reserved). Powered By dnetsystems.net dnet�

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