Two yet-to-be-identified women were killed in an accident involving two trucks, a tanker, and a commercial bus at the Anthony area of Lagos State, on Tuesday, September 2.
The Director-General,
Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, who spoke to
newsmen at the scene, said the accident
was caused by reckless driving.
In his words
“The agency received
distress calls about the incident and upon arrival at the scene of the
incident, it was discovered that a four-vehicle accident had occurred.
The vehicles
comprised two tipper trucks, one with number plate AKM-741ZT; and another with unknown
number plate, a loaded tanker with unknown number plate and a commercial bus
with unknown number plate.
The resultant
collision, which was a result of reckless driving, left occupants of the bus
trapped within
With the use of the
agency’s light rescue equipment, six people were extricated from the bus. They
were found to have sustained varying degrees of injuries and, unfortunately,
two adult females lost their lives at the scene of incident.
Agency responders,
the LRU ambulance, LASAMBUS, Nigeria Police, Lagos Fire Service and LRU fire
Unit were joint responders at the scene of incident.
The operation is ongoing, more updates will be communicated.”
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