Ten Dead in Lagos as Commercial Bus Collides with Stationary Truck
At least ten passengers, including three children, lost their lives in a tragic accident today, October 2, 2024.
The incident, which involved a bus and a stationary truck, occurred at Abule-Osun, heading toward Iyana-Iba on the Lagos-Badagry Expressway.
Three additional passengers sustained injuries and are currently receiving treatment at a hospital.
Reports indicate that the crash took place around 2:15 a.m. on October 2, 2024.
An eyewitness, Anthony Ogah, stated that the accident happened when a Toyota Sienna bus, with registration number BDG 342 FS, collided with a stationary SHACMAN truck, the registration number of which is unknown.
Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyitolu, Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), attributed the accident to excessive speeding.
Oke-Osanyitolu explained that “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.”
Other emergency responders at the crash scene included the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Nigerian Police officials, and the State Environmental Health Monitoring Unit (SEHMU).
Meanwhile, SEHMU officials retrieved and evacuated the remains of the ten deceased individuals to the mortuary.
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