Nine confirmed dead after container fell on fully-loaded commercial bus in Lagos - Eyes Of Lagos

Nine persons including children have been confirmed dead in the accident that happened at the Ojuelegba axis of Lagos state today January 29.

Eyes Of Lagos  had reported earleir that a truck conveying a 20ft container landed on top of a commercial bus. The bus was said to be picking up passengers when the truck lost control and fell over the side of the bridge.




In a statement released, the Permanent Secretary of LASEMA, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said after suspending the container load with the aid of the Agency’s forklift and cutting off the top of the bus with light rescue equipment, a single adult woman was extricated alive and taken to the trauma centre.




He stated that the fatalities from the unfortunate incident include 4 adult males, 3 adult females, 1 boy child and 1 girl child.




He added that the Agency’s Ambulance, LASG FIRE, FED FIRE, LASTMA and Nigeria Police have been working on this situation which is now concluded.




''Further investigation to be carried out by the Nigeria Police on the removal of the barriers on the bridge aimed at preventing trucks from ascending.''he said

https://eyesoflagos.com/2023/01/30/update-nine-confirmed-dead-after-container-fell-on-fully-loaded-commercial-bus-in-lagos/

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Too bad

This is really heartbreaking

The Lagos everybody (not me) is rushing to go 😕

They don't know it's like approving your own death, Yes, Lagos is sweet but there's like 80% tendency a bad thing will happen to you the moment you step out of your house, if not tanker exploding, it's tanker losing it's brakes or a gas station catching fire or... Omo, the list is just endless.

It's just like living in Borno or all those terrorised states in the name of "Foods are cheap there" omo, you go die leave food.

Safety first before any other thing.

Rip to the lost souls. I can imagine how they felt when the tanker fell on them (for people that didn't die instantly) if at all they were people inside the bus that didn't die instantly.

The struggle and fight not to give up their ghost, damn! 🤦‍♂️

Eight, not Nine. Check your fact well. Out of Nine Person only the Conductor has the privilege to escape the death. Eight Dead.
Anyway. May God rest the dead one's soul In Peace. Amen!

So sad
A oidable accident if government had done the needful.
It's becoming a reoccurring incidence at Ojuelegba in particular
They should put barriers on all bridges and fly overs. and stop trailers from plying them.
Our agencies won't apply common sense till disaster keeps claiming lives.
May their souls RIP