Adebayo Adenrele
An auto crash involving a bus and stationary truck has killed ten people at Abule-Osun, inward Iyana-Iba, along Lagos-Badagry Expressway, Lagos.
This was disclosed in a statement made available to journalists by the Permanent Secretary of Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Dr. Femí Oke-Osanyitolu.
He revealed that the accident occurred in the early hours of Wednesday, saying that three children were part of the victims.
Oke-Osanyitolu attributed the crash to excessive speeding, adding that three passengers who survived the fatal crash are currently receiving treatment in the hospital where they were rushed to.
His words, “Further investigations revealed that the truck, which was laden with granite, was parked on the road shutting down about half of the carriageway, while the Toyota Sienna on top speed, unknowingly crashed into the parked truck from behind.
“Unfortunately,10 passengers lost their lives to the unfortunate incident, while three were critically injured.
“One out of the two initial surviving female adults of the crash later died.
“The dead passengers include; three male adults, four female adults, two female children and one male child.
“The female adult, and the two rescued children, fortunately, survived the crash after receiving immediate medical attention from Lagos State Ambulance Service, LASAMBUS at the incident scene before they were subsequently, taken to Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH, Ikeja for further treatment.
“Emergency responders, including LASEMA and officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, promptly rescued the injured passengers.”