Ikorodu Road Crash Claims One Life, Leaves Many Injured
Monday as one person was confirmed dead and others injured in a fatal crash at Idi-Iroko, inward Ogolonto, along Ikorodu Road...
Barely 24 hours after six lives were lost in an auto crash on the Ibeju-Lekki Expressway, tragedy struck again on Ikorodu Road.
A passenger sitting by the doorway of the bus, who was flung out by the impact, was crushed by the truck’s rear tyres.
Two other passengers, a male and a female, sustained severe injuries, while others had minor injuries like scratches, in the ensuing stampede to get out of the commercial bus.
The Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, Adebayo Taofiq, said in a statement on Tuesday that the severely injured passengers “were extricated with severe injuries by valiant LASTMA operatives and were immediately conveyed by the Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS) to the Ikorodu General Hospital for urgent medical intervention.