10 dead, three injured in Lagos-Badagry expressway accident | The Round Table

10 dead three injured in LagosBadagry expressway accident  The Round Table
10 dead, three injured in Lagos-Badagry expressway accident | The Round Table
Ten persons lost their lives on Tuesday night when a Toyota Sienna bus sprinted into a stationary truck at Abule Osun, inward Iyana Iba, along the Lagos-Badagry expressway.





In a statement on the accident, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, permanent secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), revealed “in response to distress calls received via the 767/112 Toll-Free Lines at 2307hrs, LASEMA activated its Dolphin Response Team from Igando Base”.

“On arrival at the scene of the road traffic accident at Abule Osun, inward Iyana Iba, along Lagos-Badagry Expressway, it was discovered that a Toyota Sienna bus, registration number BDG 342 FS, laden to capacity with passengers from the Eastern part of the country was involved in a road accident with a parked SHACMAN truck, registration number unknown,” the statement reads.

“Further investigations disclosed that the truck, which was laden with granite, was parked on the road, shutting down about half of the carriage way, while the Toyota Sienna on upside speed, unknowingly crashed into the parked truck from behind.

“Ten people lost their lives to the hapless incident, while three were criticalIy injured.”





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Among the dead are three male adults, four female adults, two female children and one male child.

One female adult and two children were taken to a nearby hospital by officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC).

“The accidental Toyota Sienna was recovered with the facilitate of the agency’s lite tow truck and towed to the FRSC station,” the statement added.

“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 backtracked there, before being taken to LASUTH for further treatment.”




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Published 10/2/2024

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