Four Dead, Four Injured as Truck Rams into Bus in Lagos
Four passengers have died following a road accident involving a truck and a commercial mini bus along the Lekki–Epe Expressway in Lagos.
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) said the accident occurred over the weekend opposite Beechwood in Shapati, inward Ajah.
In a statement issued by the agency’s spokesperson, Adebayo Taofiq, the crash involved a HOWO truck with registration number KNN 313 YL and a Suzuki commercial mini bus, popularly known as ‘korope’.
According to the agency, preliminary findings showed that the truck driver lost control of the vehicle and veered across the road, crashing into the oncoming commercial bus carrying passengers.
LASTMA said the impact of the collision killed four male passengers instantly.
Four other occupants — two males and two females — sustained severe injuries after becoming trapped in the wreckage.
The agency said its personnel arrived promptly at the scene and rescued the injured victims from the mangled vehicle with the support of other emergency responders and passersby.
The injured passengers were taken to Hamon Royal Hospital for medical treatment.
The bodies of the deceased were later deposited at the Shency Hospital morgue by an ambulance belonging to the Federal Road Safety Corps.
Officers of the Nigeria Police Force attached to the Elemoro Police Division also secured the accident scene and managed traffic during the rescue operation.
LASTMA added that the truck driver and his motorboy fled the scene shortly after the crash.
The General Manager of LASTMA, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, expressed condolences to the families of the victims and wished the injured a speedy recovery.
He also urged motorists, particularly drivers of articulated vehicles, to comply with traffic safety regulations and exercise caution on the roads to prevent accidents.
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