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No fewer than nine persons have been confirmed
dead while 10 others sustained injuries after an 18-seater commercial bus
rammed into a truck in the Fadeyi area of Lagos State, this morning.
The accident happened around 5.30am and those who were injured were rushed by emergency officials to the Lagos State Accident and Emergency Centre in the Tollgate area for treatments.
Federal Road Safety Corps, Lagos State Emergency Agency Nigeria Police Force and Lagos State Traffic Management Authority were on the ground to clear the wreckage.
According to LASEMA General Manager, Mr. Michael Akindele, said the accident was caused by the speeding commercial bus, which swerved and rammed into the path of the truck.
He said:
“The agency received an emergency
alert of an accident involving two vehicles at fadeyi Bus stop around 5.45am
this morning.
This prompted immediate activation of the
Emergency Response Plan. Total number of nine people lost their lives in the
incident while 10 others sustained injuries and were taken to the emergency
Trauma centre at Tollgate.”
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