LASTMA Confirms Commercial Bus Summersaults, Rescues Seven Passengers In Lagos
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, on Monday, confirmed that seven people have been injured in a commercial bus summersault.
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, on Monday, confirmed that seven people have been injured in a commercial bus summersault.
Seven persons was said to have involved in an accident after a commercial bus summersaulted in Lagos on Monday, as the driver, was about to dodge an oncoming vehicle.
The spokesperson for the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Adebayo Taofiq, confirmed the accident, stating that the crash occured at Super, inward Ile-Epo, in the Abule Egba area of Lagos State.
“It involved a blue Mazda Bus with registration number AGF 991 YC. The driver was over-speeding and in an attempt to dodge the Lagos Bus Rapid Transit that was coming, the bus hit the wall on the BRT lane, and the vehicle summersault.
“We have seven passengers in the bus, all of them were seriously injured, LASTMA officers rescued them and took them to Ile-epo General Hospital.” Taofiq.
He said some of the officers of the agency were on ground and quickly assisted in rescuing the passengers inside immediately.
The General Manager, LASTMA, Mr Bolaji Oreagba, appealed the motorists to obey the rules and regulations of traffic laws. He charged the motorists to be observant while using the roads
“They should stop plying BRT corridor,” he said.
LASTMA, therefore, warned commercial bus drivers to stop over-speeding and obey traffic rules and regulations.
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