Sad: 15 people injured after BRT, truck, commercial bus collide in Lagos

A multiple collision occurred in Ketu, inward Ojota, Lagos State, injuring around 15 passengers.

Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, the permanent secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), acknowledged this in a statement released on Friday.

Mr Oke-Osanyintolu stated that the accident was reported via the state’s toll-free emergency numbers, 767 and 112.

He stated that LASEMA’s response team from the Command and Control Centre, C3, Alausa, rushed to the spot.

“They arrived at the scene of the multiple collision, which involved three vehicles under the Ojota Interchange Bridge, at 11:40 a.m.

“Upon arrival, it was discovered that the accident involved a BRT bus, with registration number EXY-167XY, an articulated truck, with an unknown registration number and an 18-seater commercial bus, with registration number JJJ-439YG.

“The articulated truck was laden with a 40-feet container.

“Further investigations revealed that the articulated truck, while heading inward Ketu, suddenly lost control of motion,” he stated.

He further stated that the vehicle veered off its lane and crashed with the BRT bus, which was approaching Ojota from the opposite direction.

“The BRT subsequently skidded off its lane into the service lane and collided with the yellow commercial bus.

“Fifteen people were injured. No critical injuries were sustained and fatalities were recorded.

“The BRT bus suffered significant damage to the front and rear ends, and the tractor head of the truck was also damaged,” he added.