Metro
Road Crash Injures 4 In Lagos
No fewer than four persons sustained varying degrees of injury on Sunday afternoon when a Mazda commercial bus collided with a Toyota car
on the Lagos-Badagry Expressway.
The unit commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Badagry Command, William Manga, confirmed the incident in an interview on Monday.
He said the accident occurred at about 3.20 p.m.,near Agbo-Malu Bus Stop, Age-Mowo axis of the expressway.
“Our personnel were alerted about the accident immediately, and we got to the scene at 3.23 p.m., three minutes after they were alerted.
“The Mazda commercial bus, with registration number ABJ 95 YJ and a Toyota car, with registration number KTU 339 YJ, coming from Badagry, were involved in a head-on collision.
“18 persons were involved in the accident but four of them sustained varying degrees of injury.
“The four injured persons have been taken to General Hospital, Badagry, for treatment,” he said.
The commander stated that the accident was due to dangerous driving by the two drivers.
He said that the two vehicles involved in the accident had been removed and taken to the FRSC office in Badagry.
Manga appealed to passengers to always caution drivers against speeding, while he also urged motorists plying the road to be conscious of their speed on the one-lane expressway.
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