1 child, 9 others die in Lagos road accident

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) confirmed the death of 10 persons involved in a road accident in Abule Osun area of the state.

The agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed this in a statement made available to the newsmen on Wednesday in Lagos.

Oke-Osanyintolu said that the incident happened on Tuesday night at Abule Osun inward Iyana-Iba, Lagos.

“In response to some distress calls received through the 767 and 112 toll free lines at 23.07hrs, LASEMA activated its Dolphin Response Team from Igando Base.

“On arrival at the scene, it was discovered that a bus, registration number BDG 342 FS, with passengers coming from the eastern part of the country rammed into a parked truck.

“Further investigations revealed that the truck, registration unknown, which was laden with granite, was parked on the road shutting down about half of the carriage way.

“The bus which was on top speed rammed into the parked truck from behind, killing 10 people instantly including a child, ”he said.

He added that three people were critically injured alongside the 10 people who lost their lives.

Oke-Osanyintolu said that the injured persons had been rushed to the hospital.

“The injured passengers who were reportedly rescued were taken to a nearby hospital by the officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps, before arrival of the agency.

“The 10 commodities have been bagged and handed over to the State Environmental Health Monitoring Unit.

“Recovery operation is still in progress while relevant authorities and responders are on the ground, ”he said.