It was a horrible sight Thursday evening as 11 people were burnt to
death being recognition after a 14-seater commercial bus lost its brake, somersaulted and
bust into flames around 6:20pm. The bus was heading towards Berger by Otedola bridge in Lagos. See photos after the cut
LASEMA spokesman, in a statement sent to DAILY POST confirmed that 11 persons which included 3 female, 8 male were burnt dead, while three persons were rescued from the
wreckage alive.
About 11 persons were killed on Thursday
after a commercial bus with 14 passengers on board went up in flames on
the Otedola Bridge in the Berger area of Lagos.
It was learnt that the deceased comprised
eight males and three females while three persons were rescued from the
wreckage alive.
Our correspondent gathered that the bus
was at top speed heading towards Berger from the Mushin area of the
state when one of its tyres burst.
The bus was said to have somersaulted several times before it was engulfed in flames.
An eyewitness, Ojo Daramola, said the
accident happened around 6pm, adding that the driver had struggled to
stop the bus but his efforts failed.
He said, “I wanted to buy a satchet of
water when I heard the sound of a crash. A few seconds after, the bus
exploded and all the passengers were trapped. The fire raged for some
minutes before emergency officials came for rescue operation. People by
the roadside fled to safety. I learnt the bus was coming from Mushin.
Most of the passengers died.”
11 die as commercial bus explodes in Lagos State
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