Tuesday night, a Toyota Sienna bus collided with a stalled vehicle near Abule Osun, inward Iyana Iba, on the Lagos-Badagry road, resulting in the deaths of ten people.
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) permanent secretary, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, made the following statement regarding the incident: “LASEMA activated its Dolphin Response Team from Igando Base in response to distress calls received via the 767/112 Toll-Free Lines at 2307hrs.”
When responders arrived at the scene of the traffic accident at Abule Osun, inward Iyana Iba, along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway, they found that a parked SHACMAN truck with an unknown registration number had collided with a Toyota Sienna bus, registration number BDG 342 FS, which was fully packed with passengers from the Eastern part of the country.
Subsequent inquiries disclosed that the truck, loaded with stone, was stationary on the road, blocking approximately half of the carriageway, when the Toyota Sienna, traveling at high speed, inadvertently collided with the parked truck from the rear.
“Three persons suffered critical injuries, and ten people lost their lives in the tragic incident.”
Three adult males, four adult females, two adult female children, and one adult male child are among the deceased.
Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) personnel transported a female adult and two children to a local hospital.
The statement said, “The agency’s light tow truck assisted in recovering the accidental Toyota Sienna, which was then towed to the FRSC station.”
“The remaining female adult, and the 2 rescued children (a male and female) fortunately, survived the incident after receiving immediate medical attention from LASAMBUS at the incident scene when they were returned there, before being taken to LASUTH for further treatment.” (The Cable)
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