A road crash involving a bus
and a truck has claimed the life of at least 16 people in Lagos State.
Officials of the Federal Road Safety
Commission (FRSC) in the state are said to have responded to the incident which
happened on Tuesday morning along Alaro City, Epe area of the state.
The accident involved twenty-three male adults out of which 16 died and five were severely
injured.
The FRSC Public
Education Officer of the command, Olabisi Sonusi, confirmed in a
statement made available to newsmen that the crash occurred at 03:00 am and was
caused by impaired visibility due to reckless driving.
The official said the five
injured victims were immediately rushed to a nearby hospital for proper medical
attention.
Sonusi said: “The
vehicles involved in the crash were a white bus with Registration number KTN
262YJ and an Articulated truck (Registration Number unknown).
“FRSC operatives and other
emergency management agencies are on the ground, ensuring prompt recovery and
evacuation of all crashed vehicles. The Sector Commander Federal Road Safety
Corps Lagos Sector Command Corps Commander Olusegun Ogungbemide,
therefore, advised motorists to always avoid night journey because of impaired
visibility at that hour.
“He also admonished the
motoring public always to observe construction signage and speed limits at such
zones. Ogungbemide is also using this medium to commiserate with the families
of the deceased while wishing the injured quick recovery.”
