Four Passengers Killed, Others Injured in Accident On Third Mainland Bridge
Four
female passengers of a commercial bus have died in a fatal crash that occurred
on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos.
The crash which occurred in the early hours of
Sunday, May 1 resulted in passengers of the vehicle sustaining varying degrees
of injuries.
The
Lagos State Sector of the Federal Road Safety Corps confirmed the
incident in a statement signed by the Route Commander, Olabisi Sanusi.
"The
crash occurred on Sunday 1st May 2022 at about 0550hrs when a Toyota Hiace with
registration number FST 241 YC grey coming from Adekunle inter-change inward
Iyana-oworo had a tyre burst on top speed and capsized with 20 occupants (9
Male, 11 female).
"5
of the occupants sustained injuries, while 3 female adults were confirmed dead
at the spot. The additional female died at the Hospital when the FRSC team went
for follow-up at General Hospital, Marina.”
"All
first responders at the scene comprising FRSC, the Nigeria Police, LASTMA, and
LASEMA Rescue Unit rescued the injured victims, and the corpses were taken to
General Hospital Marina," the statement added.
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