Nine dead, others injured in Lagos accident

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Reports reaching us has it that no fewer than nine persons have been confirmed dead after an 18-seater commercial bus rammed into a truck in the Fadeyi area of Lagos‎.

The accident which happened at about 5.30am on Friday left 10 others with varying degrees of injuries rushed by emergency officials to the Lagos State Accident and Emergency Centre in the Tollgate area for treatments.

Men of the 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.

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Michael Akindele, LASEMA General Manager‎ speaking on the accident said it was caused by the over speeding commercial bus, who 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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