LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICEOFNAIJA)- Seven persons have been reportedly injured after a commercial bus somersaulted in Lagos earlier today as the driver tried to dodge an oncoming vehicle.
Spokesperson for the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Adebayo Taofiq, confirmed the accident to Punch, saying the crash occurred at Super, inward Ile-Epo, in Abule Egba area of the State.
“It involved a blue Mazda Bus with registration number AGF 991 YC.
“The driver was over-speeding in an attempt to dodge the Lagos Bus Rapid Transit that was coming, the bus hit the wall on the BRT lane, and the vehicle somersaulted.
“We have seven passengers in the bus, all of them were seriously injured, LASTMA officers rescued them and took them to Ile-epo General Hospital,” he said.
According to him, officers were on ground and ensured that all the passengers inside the bus were immediately rescued.
LASTMA further urged commercial bus drivers to avoid over-speeding and follow all traffic regulations.
The General Manager, LASTMA, Mr Bolaji Oreagba, encourages all road users particularly commercial bus drivers to maintain “They should stop plying BRT corridor,” he added.
