CITIZENS COMPASS —Many passengers of Two Lagos State Government buses known as Lagride sustained varying degrees of injuries on Tuesday, October 17, 2023, following the head-on collision of the buses along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway on Tuesday morning.
The accident occurred at about 7:30 a.m. on the exclusive BRT corridor, just in front of Conoil at Valley Estate, inward IleZik.
An eye witness who did not disclose his name shared videos of the accident which has been generating comments from members of the public.
A male voice at the background of the video said the accident was fatal as one of the buses was discharging fumes while onlookers at the scene expressed worries.
Some of the passengers who were fortunate to be rescued, were seen seated at the road median while some hurriedly escaped from the buses.
The background voice said the driver of one of the buses was trapped.
In the video, sympathisers were seen rallying roumd some injured victims before the arrival of emergency agencies.
The eye witness posted, “Fatal accident involving 2 Lagride buses caused by motorcycle rider at Cement bstop opp Valley Estate , the corridor is affected, men on ground managing d situation ,police personnel, Lag state fire n rescue service n Lasema are on ground with our men to savage the situation,injured drivers n 2 passengers v bn taken nearbye hospital..Eky 378 XY ,BRI 105 ..Lagride numbers”
The accident was confirmed by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), on its X account formerly known as Twitter.
LASTMA said the impact of the incident on traffic was reported to be minimal.
The Authority added that its officers and other concerned authorities, including the Nigerian Police Force, were on ground to manage the situation.
LASTMA on its X account said, “A serious accident involving two high-capacity buses just occurred at the BRT corridor in front of Conoil Valley Estate inward Ile-Zik on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway.
LASTMA LRU, Fire and rescue service, and police are on ground doing the needful
In another related event, many passengers were injured in Dopemu area of Lagos on Tuesday morning when two Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) collided on BRT corridor.
The cause of the accident could not be ascertained at press time but it was gathered that one of the buses may have lost control and swerved into the oncoming lane.
An eyewitness who pleaded anonymity said the Vally Estate accident was caused by a recalcitrant commercial motorcyclist popularly known as Okada riders. He said, “Fatal accident just occurred at BRT corridor infront of conoil valley Estate caused by okada rider, the casualties have been carried to near by hospital,it involves two BRT with the following reg no BRI 105 andEKY378XY.”
