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Two Crushed To Death, Others Injured As Unfastened Container Falls On Bus In Lagos
There was palpable apprehension on Ilasamaja Oshodi-Badagry Expressway on Sunday when a 20-feet container fell on a commercial bus leaving two dead and three seriously injured.
Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) confirmed the incident.
LASEMA Director-General, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said the dead bodies and injured persons had been taken to Isolo General Hospital by LASEMA Responder.
Oke-Osanyintolu identified the deceased as a male and female.
Giving a lowdown of the incident, he said when the LASEMA Responder got to the scene, it discovered that a truck with registration number SGM 715 XA and loaded with a 20-ft container had collided with a commercial bus discharging passengers under the bridge at Ilasamaja at about 7p.m.
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Oke-Osanyintolu said the impact of the fallen truck led to the immediate death of two passengers.
He added that three other passengers, including the bus driver, were rescued with injuries and had been transferred to Isolo General Hospital by LASEMA’’s Responder.
“Another three passengers escaped unhurt.
”The dead and the injured had been transferred to Isolo General Hospital by LASEMA Responder,” he said.
He said that the Lagos State Transport Management Authority and the police were involved in controlling traffic in the area.
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