26th July, 2010
Tragedy struck at Orisumbare in Shasha-Idimu, Lagos State, Nigeria, this morning when a commuter bus crushed two people to death and damaged a navy blue van parked by the road side.
One of the victims, who was simply identified as Atiku, died instantly, while the other one whose identity could not be ascertained at the time of filing this report died at Isolo General Hospital.
The late Atiku was popular in the area. He was said to be trekking home from work when a commuter bus, whose brake failed, ran into him.
—Dedeigbo Ayodeji