Twelve passengers have been rescued after a bus fell into a canal in Lagos.
The accident was said to have happened at the Cement bus stop on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway on Sunday, July 10.
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It was gathered that the accident occurred when the vehicle veered off the road and skidded into the canal, with 12 passengers in it.
The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu who confirmed the incident to newsmen said the victims were 7 males and five females who were all taken to the hospital.
“Upon arrival at the scene, an accident involving a commercial bus (varagon) with unknown registration number and a Camry car with registration number BDG 963BT were encountered at the scene.
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Further information gathered at the scene revealed that the accident occurred as a result of reckless driving from the commercial bus driver which led to the falling off of the commercial bus into the canal.
The 12 ( 7 male and 5 female injured passengers have been rescued and taken to the hospital” hesaid
Osanyintolu added that the car driver (an adult male) sustained minor injuries and was attended to at the scene by the paramedic’s team.
“The LRT team alongside, LRU paramedics and The Nigeria Police were responders at the scene. The Agency’s Hiab is being dispatched for the recovery of the commercial bus from the canal”
