LAGOS: No fewer than 10 passengers, including a child, have died after the bus conveying them rammed into a truck parked by roadside at Abule Osun – Iyana – Iba area of Lagos State.
The accident which happened on Tuesday night, involved the bus said to be carrying passengers coming from the Southeast geopolitical zone of the country.
The Daily Crucible learnt that three people were also critically injured alongside the 10 people who lost their lives.
The injured persons had been evacuated to the hospital by the operatives of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC).
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) confirmed this on Wednesday, saying a child and nine other people lost their lives in the accident.
The LASEMA’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, who confirmed this in a statement said that the incident happened on Tuesday night at Abule Osun inward Iyana-Iba, Lagos.
“In response to some distress calls received through the 767 and 112 toll free lines at 23.07hrs, LASEMA activated its Dolphin Response Team from Igando Base.
“On arrival at the scene, it was discovered that a bus, registration number BDG 342 FS, with passengers coming from the eastern part of the country rammed into a parked truck.
“Further investigations revealed that the truck, registration unknown, which was laden with granite, was parked on the road shutting down about half of the carriage way.
“The bus which was on top speed rammed into the parked truck from behind, killing 10 people instantly including a child.
“The injured passengers who were reportedly rescued were taken to a nearby hospital by the officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps, before arrival of the agency.
“The 10 commodities have been bagged and handed over to the State Environmental Health Monitoring Unit.
“Recovery operation is still in progress while relevant authorities and responders are on the ground,” he said.
