Five people sustained injuries when a road accident occurred on Ifako Bridge, in Lagos on Sunday morning.
Gatekeepers News reports that the accident which was said to be due to the driver’s negligence and brake failure, involved an unpainted commercial Mazda bus (MUS 576 YJ) and a Korope mini-bus (FKJ 618).
Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) in a statement released revealed the accident occurred around 10:30 a.m. when the Mazda bus headed toward Ogudu.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the driver of the Mazda bus lost control after becoming distracted while eating.
The situation got worse when the vehicle’s brakes suddenly failed, resulting in the clash.
Operatives of LASTMA arrived at the scene promptly and rescued five passengers from the Mazda bus, one male and four females who sustained varying degrees of injury.
The injured people were attended to by Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS) and transported to Accident and Emergency Centre near Toll Gate along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway for further treatment.
LASTMA General Manager, Mr. Olalekan Bakare-Oki extended his sympathies to the victims and urged commercial drivers to remain vigilant and avoid dangerous driving practices that put lives at risk.
