4 DIED, 5 INJURED IN COMMERCIAL BUS ACCIDENT AT IPONRI LAGOS!

 
A commercial bus with Lagos registration number, AKD 27 XA, and with nine passengers, burst into flames around Costain, Iponri area of the state.

While five people were rescued with injuries, four others were not as fortunate as they were burnt to death.

 The vehicle was on top speed and was descending the Eko Bridge when it hit a culvert and somersaulted.

Witnesses said, “It was around 12 noon. The bus was coming from the Lagos Island through the Eko Bridge. It was trying to descend the bridge inward Costain, but it was on high speed.

“Because of the speed, the driver lost control of the bus and it hit the culvert. It somersaulted several times and went up in flames.

“There were nine people in the vehicle. Out of the nine, five were injured, but four people were burnt to death.”

It was learnt that the police, officials of the Lagos State Emergency Service and the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, were able to manage the situation.

While LASAMBUS conveyed the survivors to the Lagos State General Hospital on the Lagos Island, LASTMA managed the gridlock that resulted from the accident.

Policemen from the Iponri division were said to have taken the corpses to a mortuary.

credit: The Punch