Two people were injured when a commercial bus crashed into an articulated truck in Lagos early on Tuesday morning.
According to a preliminary report by the Head of the Public Affairs Unit at the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency Nosa Okunbor, the agency responded to distress calls received at 4:43 a.m on Tuesday.
“In response to these calls, we activated our Tiger Response Team from the Command and Control Centre in Alausa, Ikeja,” Okunbor said.
The team arrived at the accident scene at 5:05 a.m. and found that a yellow bus, with registration number APP 209XZ, had crashed into a truck carrying a 40ft container, registered as T4845LA. The collision caused the bus to get stuck and trapped two people inside.
“Further investigations revealed that the accident happened when the speeding bus rammed into the slow-moving truck, which was in a traffic gridlock. This blocked traffic in the area,” Okunbor added.
Although no one was killed, two adults—one male and one female—sustained various degrees of injuries in the accident. “The incident scene was cordoned off to ensure the safety of responders while the operation was ongoing,” he noted.
LASEMA coordinated the recovery operation, working with LASTMA to manage traffic and prevent further incidents. A giant crane named Charlie was used to remove the truck and bus from the road. “The front of the bus was heavily damaged, but the truck and its cargo were not affected by the crash,” Okunbor reported.
The two injured victims, who were the only occupants of the bus, were rescued and given immediate medical care by LASEMA’s Pre-Hospital Care Team and LASAMBUS. They were then taken to the Accident and Emergency Centre at 7-Up (old Toll Gate) for further treatment.
“The recovered vehicles have been handed over to police officers from Opebi Police Station, and the road has been reopened for traffic before rush hour,” Okunbor said.
