Emmanuel Thomas l Friday, February 17, 2017
IKORODU, Lagos, Nigeria – Not less than three passengers were killed this morning and 23 others injured when a luxury bus conveying passengers from Abia State plunged into a Lagos Lagoon at Owode, Ikorodu, Lagos at about 3am.
It is not clear what would have forced the bus on night journey into Ikorodu road, which is one of the alternative road from the Lagos/Ibadan expressway, which connects the Benin-Ore road enroute Abia State.
LASEMA officials said preliminary investigations conducted at the incident scene, revealed that the luxurious bus skidded off its track while on top speed and plunged into the Canal at Owode Elede, before Mile 12. Ikorodu Road.
“The bus with 59 passengers on board had 23 people injured and were treated on the spot by a joint team of LASEMA Paramedics and LASAMBUS, 9 out of the treated victims were taken to the Lagos State Trauma Centre at the Toll Gate for further treatment, while 2 adult male and 1 female which include the motor boy were recovered dead from the Canal. The 3 dead bodies, accidented bus and their belongings were handed over to the men of the Nigeria Police, Owode Division”, General Manager, LASEMA, Mr. Adesina Tiamiyu affirmed.
He said the agency recovered the accidented vehicle with the aid of its heavy duty equipment Crain from the Canal and towed it off the road to ensure free flow of traffic.The response and recovery operations was coordinated by LASEMA in conjunction with LASTMA, LASAMBUS, Lagos State Fire Service, RRS, Task Force, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, FRSC, NEMA amongst others.
He however advised motorist to be safety conscious and avoid excessive speeding while driving especially when embarking on night journeys.
