10 die in Lagos bus collision with truck
A tragic car accident has resulted in the deaths of at least 10 people.
Reports indicate that the incident occurred today, October 2, 2024, when a bus collided with a stationary truck at Abule-Osun, heading toward Iyana-Iba on the Lagos-Badagry Expressway.
The accident, which occurred around 2:15 a.m., claimed the lives of several individuals, including three children.
Eyewitness Anthony Ogah reported that a Toyota Sienna bus, registered as BDG 342 FS and carrying passengers from the eastern part of the country, crashed into a stationary SHACMAN truck with an unknown registration number.
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Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyitolu, Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), confirmed that excessive speeding was the primary cause of the collision.
He said, “Further investigations revealed that the truck, which was laden with granite, was parked on the road shutting down about half of the carriageway, while the Toyota Sienna on top speed, unknowingly crashed into the parked truck from behind.
“Unfortunately,10 passengers lost their lives to the unfortunate incident, while three were critically injured.
“One out of the two initial surviving female adults of the crash later died.
“The dead passengers include; three male adults, four female adults, two female children and one male child.
“The female adult, and the two rescued children, fortunately, survived the crash after receiving immediate medical attention from Lagos State Ambulance Service, LASAMBUS at the incident scene before they were subsequently, taken to Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH, Ikeja for further treatment.
“Emergency responders, including LASEMA and officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, promptly rescued the injured passengers.”
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