Tag: BRT BUS

11 Injured As BRT Bus, Truck Fall On Lagos Roads

 

A fully loaded high-capacity bus (BRT) has overturned on its side within the dedicated Bus Rapid Transit lane along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway near Iyana-Ipaja.

The accident, which occurred earlier on Friday, resulted in 10 casualties.

Lagos State Traffic Management Authority disclosed this in a Friday post on X, noting that it occurred around 7.45 am.

LASTMA is the agency charged with managing traffic in Lagos State and enforcing its Traffic laws.

It read, “A fully loaded high-capacity bus fell on its side inside the dedicated lane (BRT lane) with a record of 10 casualties (Victims), which they were taken care of.”

Emergency responders swiftly arrived at the scene to provide medical assistance and transport the victims to nearby healthcare facilities.

Further details on the cause of the accident and the condition of the victims are yet to be disclosed.

Authorities are urging motorists to exercise caution as they navigate the area.

Meanwhile, the agency also reported that another loaded truck fell at Durbar Junction on the Lagos-Badagry Expressway, completely blocking the road inward to Alakija.

The accident has caused significant traffic disruption, with authorities diverting vehicles through the service lane from Orile heading towards Durbar.

Motorists are advised to follow the diversion and exercise patience as efforts are underway to clear the obstruction and restore normal traffic flow

This post read, “[7:22 AM] #LagBadgryExp #DurbarJunction #AccidentReport There is a fallen loaded truck at Durbar junction inward Alakija that took 100% of the road.

“Traffic has been diverted through the service lane from Orile heading towards Durbar.

“Effort is ongoing to evacuate it from the road and our men are firmly in position to monitor the situation.

“Transloading of contents in the fallen truck is currently ongoing. We apologize for the inconvenience. LASTMAcares!”

Also,  there was a road crash involving two vehicles that occurred opposite Northwest, heading inward Ajah.

LASTMA attributed the accident to over-speeding, resulting in one injured victim.

“[10:10AM] #LekkiAjah #Northwest Picture of a road crash that involved 2 vehicles with one injured victim due to over-speeding opposite Northwest inward Ajah,” the agency’s post on X read.

 

14 Injured As Two BRT Vehicles Collide In Lagos

Fourteen persons were injured in a crash that happened around 10am on the Bus Rapid Transport corridor at the Cement Bus Stop, Valley Estate, inward Ile Zik on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway.

The accident on Tuesday involved two BRT buses that collided leaving the two vehicles badly damaged.

Eyewitnesses said the accident led to a traffic jam on the road as the trans-loading of passengers later commenced.

“It was a serious accident. The two buses collided and many of the passengers on board were injured. I wondered what could have led to the collision of such large vehicles,” an eyewitness who spoke on condition of anonymity said.

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority in a post on X via @followlastma said men of the Lagos State Police Command later arrived at the scene to join in the rescue efforts.

A video of the crash obtained on social media showed the vehicles with the windscreen of one of them completely damaged as smoke oozed out from it.

Passersby were seen clustering around the scene of the crash as people made efforts to attend to the injured passengers.

The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps, Babatunde Farinloye, who said the accident was caused by speeding on the part of the drivers, disclosed that 45 persons were on the vehicles.

“Forty-five persons were involved and 14 persons were injured, nobody was killed. The accident was caused by speeding. The victims have been taken to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital,” the FRSC commander said.

Lady Missing In Lagos BRT Found Dead

The 22-year-old lady, Miss Oluwabamise Ayanwole, who got missing after boarding a Lagos Bus Rapid Transit vehicle, has been found dead.

One of Ayanwole’s relatives confirmed this on Monday.

“We are at the morgue. We have confirmed the corpse,” the relative said in an emotional-laden voice.

It was learnt that her corpse was dropped on Lagos Island by a BRT vehicle and a jeep.

Upon sighting the corpse by the roadside, an unknown man reportedly informed officials of Ebute Ero Police Station on Saturday evening.

The corpse was later taken to the Mainland Hospital mortuary.

“An autopsy will be carried out to confirm if any part of her body is missing,” the relative said.

It was learnt that Ayanwola got missing while returning to Ota from Ajah on Saturday, February 26 when she boarded a BRT bus with number 240257 going to Oshodi at about 7 p.m. at Chevron Bus-Stop.

It was gathered that the victim worked as a Fashion Designer at Chevron Estate, Ajah and spent weekends at Ota, Ogun State, with her sister.

Sensing danger as the bus did not pick any other passenger at subsequent bus stops, Oluwabamise had engaged a friend using voice notes on her phone.

The voice notes showed that the bus driver said he liked Oluwabamise and asked for her name and other details.

She told her friend to pray for her as she became suspicious of the bus driver and in response, the friend told her to alight at Oworonsoki bus stop — before Oshodi bus stop.

Oluwabamise had also sent a video to her friend showing how dark it was in the bus and said, “There are three men and one woman in the bus. The woman is sitting at the back. That’s the number of the bus in case. Please pray for me.’’

That was the last that was heard from Oluwabamise, according to her mother.

Police in Lagos and the Lagos Bus Rapid Transit are searching for a BRT driver in whose bus a 22-year-old lady was allegedly kidnapped.