Tragedy was averted on Thursday as Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority rescued some passengers after a container-laden truck rammed into their commercial bus in Marina area of the state.
The incident which occurred during the morning rush hour left some of the passengers injured with varying degrees of injuries
The Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, LASTMA, Mr. Adebayo Taofiq, said in a statement that the accident occurred as a result of over-speeding which led to a brake failure.
He said, “Immediately the accident happened, our personnel who were along the axis quickly moved to the scene to rescue the occupants of the trapped commercial bus (“driver and passengers) with the support of sympathetic road users.”
