Nine people are killed when container hits bus in Lagos

Four adult males, three adult females, a girl child, and a boy child made up the nine victims who were found.

Nine people were killed after a 20-foot-long, loaded container collided with a commercial bus in the Ojuelegba neighbourhood of Lagos State.

According to investigations, the truck lost control and plummeted over the side of the bridge as the commercial bus was picking up passengers at the bus stop next to the Ojuelegba Bridge.

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) personnel were among the first on the scene, and they ripped off the top of the bus and suspended a container to save a woman and transport her to the trauma centre.

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Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, the permanent secretary of LASEMA, told Channels Television on Sunday that the incident was true.

He clarified that the nine casualties included a boy child, a girl child, four adult men, three adult females, and a youngster.

A brief statement confirming the collision was also released by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA).

The agency claims that efforts are being made to save the victims.

“A bus has been struck by a truck carrying containers at Ojuelegba, inside Fadeyi. Rescue and evacuation efforts are now underway, the statement said.

Although it has been removed from the minibus and is now sitting on top of it, recovery efforts for the collapsed container are still ongoing. As a result, traffic is still backed up at Alaka.

If you’re not stuck in traffic, please be patient or find another route.

Some people were reportedly stranded as a result of the event.

According to a witness, the truck driver intended to prevent the bus from passing him.

Below are images from the collision: