Several injured as BRT buses collide in Lagos

Wednesday, August 28, 2024 -Many passengers were injured following a late-night collision involving two Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) buses at the Iyana Ipaja area of Lagos on Tuesday, August 27.

The accident occurred within the BRT lane on Lagos Abeokuta Express Way, around Danco Filling Station, according to a post on X by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA).

LASTMA added that the wounded persons had been rushed to a nearby medical facility for treatment.

Nosa Okunbor, the head of the public affairs unit of Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), said investigations at the scene revealed that the BRT bus headed inward Iyana Ipaja in an attempt to avoid crushing a commercial motorcyclist with passengers plying the BRT corridor illegally, collided with an oncoming BRT bus.

According to Okunbor, no lives were lost as a result of the incident.

 “However, passengers of both buses reportedly suffered various degrees of injuries and were all taken to the nearest hospital before the arrival of the Agency’s Response Team,” he said.

He added that two tow trucks were activated to evacuate the accident BRT buses off the road.

 Watch a video from the scene below.