Passengers in a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) escaped death on Saturday morning when the vehicle caught fire in Maryland area of Lagos state.
Gatekeepers News reports that accordjng to an eyewitness; the vehicle departed from Ikorodu en route to the CMS area of the state when the sad incident occurred.
Emergency responders, including officers of the Nigeria Police Force, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), fire services, and local security personnel, arrived at the scene to contain the fire.
Recounting the incident, a passenger said the fire started as smoke from the driver’s side, sfifng that the passengers initially thought the smoke was from other buses.
She added, “However, the slight smoke soon worsened, immediately sending us into panic mode,” she said.”
“As soon as we saw that the smoke grew bigger, we rushed off the bus before the fire started.”
The passenger said some of the passengers sustained injuries, adding that driver and conductor fled the scene immediately, leaving them to fend for themselves.
