Many passengers of a BRT mass transit bus in Lagos were feared injured in Lagos on Tuesday morning when a truck fully loaded with cement experienced brake failure and had a head-on collision with the bus.
The Primero blue Mass Transit bus with registration number LSR-228XS was said to be conveying 40 seated and 20 standing passengers.
According to the situation report on the accident issued by the state Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), all passengers on board suffered various degrees of injuries with one female passenger losing her life.
The driver reportedly “suffered severe life threatening injuries with his leg totally decapitated,” LASEMA confirmed.
It said the combined efforts of the agency’s assets (Medical Unit, Tiger unit, Papa Eagle and Cobra unit) are on ground working alongside LNSC, Nigerian Police, FRSC and LASTMA to ease vehicular movement and ensure a swift recovery of the truck.
Recovery operation is still ongoing as at the time of filing this report.
