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BREAKING: Passengers Die As 20-Seater Boat Capsizes In Lagos

  • Two female passengers die as boat capsizes in Lagos

  • …15 occupants of the capsized boat were rescued alive.

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that a 20-passenger boat on Wednesday that had just left the Ipakodo ferry station in Ikorodu overturned, killing two female passengers.

The boat capsized nearly immediately after takeoff, according to Oluwadamilola Emmanuel, general manager of the Lagos State Waterways Authority, who announced this in a statement.

He claimed that 15 people from the overturned boat had been saved.

The statement read, “At about 7.45am today (Wednesday), the 6th of July 2022, a 20 passenger ferry boat carrying 17 passengers named “R & N 2” suddenly capsized not more than 200 meters from the terminal and submerged immediately after it departed the Ipakodo ferry terminal in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State.

The Water guards and the search and rescue team of the Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) were mobilized to the scene of the incident, leading to the rescue of 15 persons alive.

FURTHER READING 

“While two female unconscious passengers were rushed to the nearest hospital for treatment. They were, however, later confirmed dead at the hospital.

“The Boat Captain is currently being investigated by the relevant authorities while full investigation into the cause of this mishap is ongoing as of the time of this press release.”

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