Two dead as okada veers into BRT lane

Two persons were on Wednesday confirmed dead in Lagos as a commercial motorcylist carrying two passengers ran into a bus in the restricted BRT lane.

A third person was reported injured and taken to the hospital.
Operators of the BRT franchise, Primero Transport Services, confirmed the incident, saying the crash happened in the Ile-Epo area of Abule Egba on the Lagos mainland.

Primero’s corporate affairs manager Mutiu Yekeen said the incident occurred about 4am when the BRT bus was going to pick up early morning commuters.

The bus was heading to Abule-Egba from Oshodi, Yekeen said.