6 killed, dozens injured after bus crashes into practice in Nigeria

At least six folks had been killed and dozens injured after a bus crashed right into a practice in Lagos, Nigeria on Thursday.

Abuja,UPDATED: Mar 10, 2023 03:25 IST

People watch because the the wreckage of a bus that was crushed by a practice is been towed in Ikeja Lagos, Nigeria, Thursday, March. 9, 2023. (Photo: AP)

By Associated Press: Six folks had been killed and dozens injured when a practice crashed right into a passenger bus in Lagos, Nigeria on Thursday, stated the emergency response company.

The bus was taking authorities employees to work when it collided with the intra-city practice within the Ikeja space of Lagos, stated Ibrahim Farinloye, head of Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency within the state.

“So far, 84 people were rescued alive and taken to the hospital … (and) the total deaths so far is six including those who died at the hospital,” stated Farinloye. All of the injured folks had been from the bus, nobody on the practice was harm, he stated.

Train and truck accidents are frequent in lots of Nigerian cities the place visitors laws are often not adhered to, say native residents. They are a major problem in Lagos, Nigeria’s largest metropolis and business hub, regardless of powerful penalties launched by authorities lately to attempt to curb the crashes.

The bus driver concerned in Thursday’s crash disobeyed the visitors sign, stated Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, secretary with the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency. According to Oke-Osanyintolu, the instant explanation for the incident was the bus driver’s reckless driving wherein he tried to beat the practice visitors sign earlier than the practice hit him.

Lagos governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, stated he was deeply saddened by the information and known as for blood donations. “Let’s say a prayer for the families and a prayer of mercy and protection for our state,” he tweeted.

Posted By:

Manisha Pandey

Published On:

Mar 10, 2023