PHOTO STORY: How Fatal Multi-Vehicle Kara Bridge Crash Grounded Lagos Traffic, Left Commuters Stranded
Emergency responders, including the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), were on the ground to control the expressway traffic
Nosakhale AkhimienJuly 24, 20264 min read
A fatal multiple-vehicle crash on the Kara Bridge section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway early Friday left one person dead, injured two others, and triggered hours of severe traffic congestion.
The crash, which involved several articulated trucks, a Toyota Sienna, a Lexus and a commercial bus in separate incidents, caused a massive gridlock stretching beyond Otedola Bridge, with adjoining roads also affected.
Emergency responders, including the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), were on the ground to control the expressway traffic and clear the wreckage.
These photographs capture the scale of the crash, the recovery efforts, and the traffic disruption that stranded hundreds of commuters.
A burgundy Lexus E330 involved in the multiple crashes near Berger Bridge on Friday, July 24, 2026. Photo: Nosakhale Akhimien/Channels Television
A woman looks on by Berger Bridge as a Kara Bridge accident on Friday causes gridlock. July 24, 2026. Photo: Nosakhale Akhimien/Channels Television
A burgundy Lexus E330 involved in the multiple crashes near Berger Bridge on Friday, July 24, 2026. Photo: Nosakhale Akhimien/Channels Television
View of a Sienna car crashed by a trailer on the Kara Road Bridge on Friday, July 24, 2025. Photo: Nosakhale Akhimien/Channels Television
A burgundy Lexus E330 involved in the multiple crashes near Berger Bridge on Friday, July 24, 2026. Photo: Nosakhale Akhimien/Channels Television
Gridlock along the Lagos/Ibadan expressway after multiple crashes on Friday, July 24, 2026. Photo: Nosakhale Akhimien/Channels Television
A burgundy Lexus E330 involved in the multiple crashes near Berger Bridge on Friday, July 24, 2026. Photo: Nosakhale Akhimien/Channels Television
LASTMA officers, FRSC, and policemen on the scene of the Kara Bridge accident which occurred on Friday, July 24, 2026. Photo: Nosakhale Akhimien/Channels Television
Ogbome Israel, a transporter of a Sienna which was involved in the Kara Bridge accident which occurred on Friday, July 24, 2026. Photo: Nosakhale Akhimien/Channels Television
Some persons move boards from a trailer which was involved in a Kara Bridge accident on Friday, July 24, 2026. Photo: Nosakhale Akhimien/Channels Television
Paint spill from a trailer during an accident on Kara Bridge on Friday, July 24, 2026. Photo: Nosakhale Akhimien/Channels Television
A motorcycle and Camry car drove past a paint spill on the floor from a trailer involved in the Kara Bridge accident on Friday, July 24, 2026. Photo: Nosakhale Akhimien/Channels Television
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A trailer affected by the Kara Bridge accident on Friday, July 24, 2026. Photo: Nosakhale Akhimien/Channels TelevisionA man walks past an ambulance positioned near the scene of the Kara Bridge accident on Friday, July 24, 2026. Photo: Nosakhale Akhimien/Channels Television
A policeman walks towards a trailer involved in the multiple crashes on Kara Bridge on Friday, July 24, 2026. Photo: Nosakhale Akhimien/Channels Television
Back view of a trailer carrying plain boards, involved in the Kara Bridge accident on Friday, July 24, 2026. Photo: Nosakhale Akhimien/Channels Television
Front view of a trailer involved in the Kara Bridge accident. Friday, July 24, 2026. Photo: Nosakhale Akhimien/Channels Television
Scattered cartons and boards from a trailer involved in the Kara Bridge accident. Friday, July 24, 2026. Photo: Nosakhale Akhimien/Channels Television
Lagos sector commander of the Federal Road Safety (FRSC), Kehinde Hamzat, on the site of the Kara Bridge accident which occurred on Friday, July 24, 2026. Photo: Nosakhale Akhimien/Channels Television
Boards being lifted from a trailer involved in the Kara Bridge accident on Friday, July 24, 2026. Photo: Nosakhale Akhimien/Channels Television
A transporter’s Sienna car was involved in the multiple crashes in the Kara Bridge accident on Friday, July 24, 2026. Photo: Nosakhale Akhimien/Channels Television
Traffic officials sit on the kerb of the Kara Bridge where the fatal accident occurred on Friday, July 24, 2026. Photo: Nosakhale Akhimien/Channels TelevisionLASTMA officers, FRSC, and policemen on the site of the Kara Bridge accident which occurred on Friday, July 24, 2026. Photo: Nosakhale Akhimien/Channels Television
Gridlock along the Lagos/Ibadan expressway after multiple crashes on Friday, July 24, 2026. Photo: Nosakhale Akhimien/Channels Television
Scattered cartons and boards from a trailer involved in the Kara Bridge accident. Friday, July 24, 2026. Photo: Nosakhale Akhimien/Channels TelevisionA burgundy Lexus E330 involved in the multiple crashes near Berger Bridge on Friday, July 24, 2026. Photo: Nosakhale Akhimien/Channels Television
