16 people injured as commercial bus rams into canal

Posted by admin Headlines Tuesday, April 16th, 2013

BUT for Providence, Lagos would have witnessed another tragedy Monday when a commercial vehicle plying Adekunle Fajuyi Road GRA, Ikeja area of Lagos, had a brake failure and rammed into a water channel. All 16 passengers in the bus had various degrees of injuries. The bus, with Registration No. KRD 709, XC, was conveying passengers from Iyana Ipaja to Obalende, when the accident occurred, opposite Tarmarin Hotel, at about 11.12a.m.

The driver was said to have been rescued by Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIOs), while the conductor and other passengers were rushed to Ikeja General Hospital by Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) and some good Samaritans. A witness said the state government-owned ambulance came later, after the victims had been rushed to hospital. As of 11.40p.m. when the reporter left the scene, the police officers were trying to find out what really went wrong. One of the passengers, identified simply as Mummy Wunmi, said the driver had a brake failure while on a top speed, and therefore lost control of the vehicle. Another 16-year-old girl said: “About 16 of us, who were in the bus got injuries including the conductor.

“I don’t know how the accident occurred but I know the driver was on high speed and suddenly, the bus left the road and rammed in the canal. Thank God for the people around who rescued us.” Another eyewitness, identified simply as Samson, said the passenger at the front seat was thrown out of the vehicle when the accident occurred.

“Most of the accidents that occur are caused by human error. Research has shown that the major causes of death and injuries on Lagos roads, according the research, remain over-speeding, drink/driving as well as non-wearing of seat-belts,” he said.
-Guardian

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