• rescued passenger handed over to LASAMBUS
A cargo bearing Toyota Hiace Bus (NSW 216 XA) loaded with pepper and other perishable items, early this morning rammed into two other Volkswagen commercial buses and killed a pedestrian (male) at Ketu, by Demurin Junction inward Kosofe, Lagos.
The Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) Mr. Taofiq Adebayo confirmed that the multiple fatal accident occurred early morning around 6:45 am yesterday.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the Inter-State commercial bus, loaded with pepper and other perishable goods while on a high speed, lost control as a result of a brake failure, and rammed into another two commercial Volkswagen buses and killed a pedestrian waiting to board bus at Ketu Bus Stop by Demurin Junction along Ikorodu Road, Lagos.
Another trapped female passenger inside one of the Volkswagen commercial buses, was rescued by LASTMA personnel and immediately handed over to officials of the Lagos State Ambulance Services (LASMBUS)
While the commercial bus driver was immediately apprehended by LASTMA personnel, policemen from Alapere Police Station, provided security backup during the rescue operations.
LASTMA’s Head, Zone 32, Ketu, Olawaye Olugbenga, who led the rescue operations confirmed that his team immediately evacuated all commercial buses involved in the multiple accident to pave ways for free vehicular movement inward Kosofe, Mile 12 area.
The General Manager of LASTMA Mr. Olalekan Bakare-Oki while appealing to pedestrians to always stay at government designated bus stops to board commercial buses, however warned both commercial and private car drivers to stop over-speeding and ensure their vehicles are properly checked including the braking system before embarking on any journey within or outside Lagos.