Many passengers were injured after a late-night collision involving two Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) vehicles in Iyana Ipaja area of Lagos on Tuesday.
The accident occurred within the BRT dedicated lane on Lagos-Abeokuta Express Way, around Danco Filling Station, according to a statement posted on X by the Lagos State Traffic ManagEment Authority (LASTMA).
The statement revealed that wounded persons were rushed to a nearby medical facility for treatment.
Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) in a statement signed by its head of public affairs unit, Nosa Okunbor, said investigations at the scene revealed that the BRT bus headed inward Iyana Ipaja in attempts to avoid crushing a commercial motorcyclist with passengers plying the BRT corridor illegally, collided with an oncoming BRT bus.
According to Okunbor, no lives were lost as a result of the incident.
“However, passengers of both buses reportedly suffered various degrees of injuries and were all taken to the nearest hospital before arrival of Agency’s Response Team,” he said.
He added that two tow trucks were activated to evacuate the accident BRT buses.
