Nine killed as truck crushes bus in Lagos
The accident happened around 5.30am on Friday and the injured were
rushed by emergency officials to the Lagos State Accident and Emergency
Centre in the Tollgate area for treatments.
Federal Road Safety Corps, Lagos State Emergency Agency Nigeria
Police Force and Lagos State Traffic Management Authority were on the
ground to clear the wreckage.
The LASEMA General Manager, Mr. Michael Akindele, said the
accident was caused by the speeding commercial bus, which swerved and
rammed into the path of the truck.
He said, “The agency received an emergency alert of an accident
involving two vehicles at fadeyi Bus stop around 5.45am this
morning.This prompted immediate activation of the Emergency Response
Plan. Total number of nine people lost their lives in the incident
while 10 others sustained injuries and were taken to the emergency
Trauma centre at Tollgate.”
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