EKO HOT BLOG reports that the couple was returning from the Ikoyi Marriage Registry when the incident occurred.
Adebayo Taofiq, spokesperson for the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), confirmed the crash in a statement. He revealed that a commercial LT bus’s brake failure led to a mini truck collision.
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The mini truck, bearing the registration number ‘AGL 22 YE,’ and the LT bus, registered as ‘BFG 204 XF,’ were involved in the accident.
The LT bus, reportedly speeding, lost control after its brakes failed, crashing into the mini truck, which was moving slowly due to mechanical issues.
Taofiq stated, “The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, in collaboration with emergency response agencies, successfully rescued 18 victims from the accident on the Third Mainland Bridge near Ilaje, heading towards Iyana Oworonsoki. Among the injured were a newlywed couple traveling from the Ikoyi Marriage Registry to the mainland.”
He added that the injured passengers, comprising 11 women and 5 men seated in the rear of the LT bus, were promptly taken to the Lagos State Trauma and Emergency Centre near the Toll Gate on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway for urgent treatment.
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