No fewer than six people have been reported dead in two separate road accidents in Lagos, EKOHOTBLOG has gathered.
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) made this known via its situation report on Monday.
According to LASEMA, the accidents occurred in Maryland and the Ikotun-Egbe areas of Lagos on Sunday.
The agency further stated that a 3-year-old girl, two adult females, and a driver were killed in an accident involving a commercial bus and a truck, adding that three others sustained various degrees of injuries.
It stated, “Consequent upon the arrival of the Cobra Squad at Onipanu to Obanikoro, inward Maryland, it was discovered that a commercial bus ran into a truck from behind while on top speed at the wee hours of today, Sunday, 15th August 2021.
“Unfortunately four passengers (two adult females, the driver, and a three-year-old baby girl) in the bus lost their lives to the incident while three adult females sustained injuries and were administered pre-medical treatment by the Agency’s Paramedics and LASAMBUS Officials.
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“The Agency’s Response team alongside LASAMBUS, Nigeria Police, and SEHMU were responders at the incident scene. The trapped driver was extricated with the light rescue equipment and bagged. All the four mortalities were thereafter handed over to SEHMU for onward transit to the morgue while one of the injured casualties was moved to a trauma centre with the Ambulance,” LASEMA noted.
The agency added that other casualties were moved to the hospital while the accidental commercial bus was recovered off the road with the aid of the LASEMA’s light tow truck, noting that the truck was towed with the LASTMA tow truck and handed over to police officers from Pedro Division.
LASEMA further stated that two other persons were reported dead in another road accident which occurred at Egbe, Ikotun inward Synagogue Church of all Nations (SCOAN) on Sunday afternoon.
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