Saturday, June 15, 2024 - An accident involving a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) a commercial yellow bus (Danfo), and a truck at Ketu, inward Ojota area of Lagos State has reportedly left 19 people injured.
Lagos State Emergency Management Authority
(LASEMA) team from the Command and Control Centre, arrived at the scene under
the Ojota inter-change bridge at about 12 noon amid heavy rainfall on Friday,
June 14.
The articulated truck heading inward
Ketu, suddenly lost control, skidded off its lane, and collided with the BRT
bus heading to Ojota. The BRT bus then skidded off its lane into the service
lane and collided with the Danfo.
The accident led to traffic gridlock along
the axis, as stranded motorists spent several hours in the ensuing gridlock. There was no record of death. However, the 15
injured persons were transported to nearby hospitals for treatment. Four of the
victims were attended to by LASEMA’s pre-hospital care team alongside Lagos
State Ambulances Service (LASAMBUS) at the scene of the incident.
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