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BREAKING: Luxury Bus Plunges Into Lagos Canal by DONSMITH123(m): 10:45am On Feb 17, 2017 |
Samson Folarin Tragedy struck at Owode-Elede Ikorodu area of Lagos on Friday after a GUO bus conveying travellers from Enugu plunged into Owode-Mile 12 river along Lagos-Ikorodu road in Lagos. According to the spokesperson for the National Emergency Management Agency, South West zone, Ibrahim Farinloye, three people, including the driver have been recovered dead. He said 48 people have been rescued. He said although the accident occurred around 3am, search and rescue was ongoing as at 9am. The affected bus, with registration number GDC386YE, belonged to G.U.O Transport Services Ltd. A survivor of the accident, Mr. Kenneth Aaron, said that the bus, which was coming from Aba, Abia State, had the accident around 3:05 a.m. He said, “I entered the bus in Onitsha with four of my brothers. The bus passed through Ikorodu because of the ongoing construction on Lagos-Ibadan expressway. “It seemed an accident happened in the area before which spilled diesel onto the road. “By the time our bus got to the spot, it skidded, hit the culvert and plunged into the river.” According to him, the 50-seater bus was full with passengers and had additional standing passengers (attachment) who were picked on the way. The General Manager, Mr. Adesina Tiamiyu, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, confirmed the death of three and many injured. He said, “We got the report of an accident around 4.30 a.m and our men responded and commenced recovery mission immediately. “The initial assessment is that the road demarcation here, the driver probably did not understand the road very well, came to the junction suddenly, applied the brake and lost control. “The first set of people we brought out had injuries and were treated by our paramedic team; two people died immediately. “Shortly before I came here, the body of the motor boy was found on the waterbed.” The Spokesman for the National Emergency Management Agency South- West Zone, Mr. Ibrahim Farinloye, said that 48 passengers were rescued alive. He said, “It has been confirmed that there is no more victim in the river. “Some people are said to have walked out immediately after the incident before the arrival of emergency agencies. “We have 48 rescued alive, three dead, while nine of the survivors are being attended to at Lagos State Emergency Trauma Centre at Toll Gate on Lagos-Ibadan expressway.” Cc: lalasticlala, Mynd44 http://punchng.com/breaking-luxury-bus-plunges-lagos-lagoon/
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Re: BREAKING: Luxury Bus Plunges Into Lagos Canal by maverickdude(m): 10:48am On Feb 17, 2017 |
Re: BREAKING: Luxury Bus Plunges Into Lagos Canal by GMBuhari: 10:50am On Feb 17, 2017 |
Eeyah I hope it's not ambode's bus? |
Re: BREAKING: Luxury Bus Plunges Into Lagos Canal by newyorks(m): 10:59am On Feb 17, 2017 |
What a tragedy |
Re: BREAKING: Luxury Bus Plunges Into Lagos Canal by OnankpaBa(m): 11:27am On Feb 17, 2017 |
Lord have mercy |
Re: BREAKING: Luxury Bus Plunges Into Lagos Canal by DONSMITH123(m): 11:28am On Feb 17, 2017 |
lalasticlala |
Re: BREAKING: Luxury Bus Plunges Into Lagos Canal by DONSMITH123(m): 11:31am On Feb 17, 2017 |
more pix
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Re: BREAKING: Luxury Bus Plunges Into Lagos Canal by DONSMITH123(m): 11:32am On Feb 17, 2017 |
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Re: BREAKING: Luxury Bus Plunges Into Lagos Canal by stephnie1(f): 11:38am On Feb 17, 2017 |
ok |
Re: BREAKING: Luxury Bus Plunges Into Lagos Canal by DONSMITH123(m): 1:19pm On Feb 17, 2017 |
lalasticlala, Mynd44. i don cook finish |
Re: BREAKING: Luxury Bus Plunges Into Lagos Canal by OsusuMustFlow(f): 1:29pm On Feb 17, 2017 |
lord. me and my family are in your hands |
Re: BREAKING: Luxury Bus Plunges Into Lagos Canal by SweetLove0(f): 1:41pm On Feb 17, 2017 |
three people, including the driver have been recovered dead. RIP to the dead. |
Re: BREAKING: Luxury Bus Plunges Into Lagos Canal by sarrki(m): 1:45pm On Feb 17, 2017 |
Say to the righteous it is well |
Re: BREAKING: Luxury Bus Plunges Into Lagos Canal by Nickymezor(f): 2:09pm On Feb 17, 2017 |
What an awful news... rest in peace to the dead ones |
Re: BREAKING: Luxury Bus Plunges Into Lagos Canal by Nobody: 10:06pm On Feb 17, 2017 |
Rapid response crew on ground, thumbs up. |
Re: BREAKING: Luxury Bus Plunges Into Lagos Canal by AvsGot007(m): 10:33pm On Feb 17, 2017 |
Pidgin2:that's it? just look at you ....are you always like this? don't answer that Tho! |
Re: BREAKING: Luxury Bus Plunges Into Lagos Canal by Nobody: 10:43pm On Feb 17, 2017 |
AvsGot007: |
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