JUST-IN: Container-laden Truck Falls On Commercial Bus, Kills 8 In Lagos News
port enroute a warehouse, has fell on a commercial bus killing eight persons at Ojuelegba Bus-Stop in Lagos on Sunday.
In a press statement by the permanent secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency , Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, he said one person was rescued alive. According to him, the bus was picking passengers when the truck lost control and fell on top of the commercial bus, killing six adult and two children.Oke-Osanyintolu said, “upon arrival at the scene, a truck conveying a 20ft container was found to have landed on top of a commercial bus. Further investigations revealed that the bus was picking up passengers when the truck lost control and fell over the side of the bridge.
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