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General News of Wednesday, 2 September 2020

Source: channelstv.com

Two killed, four injured as trucks collide with bus in Lagos

Two persons were killed and four injured in a road accident in the Anthony area of Lagos State. Two persons were killed and four injured in a road accident in the Anthony area of Lagos State.

The agency received distress calls about the above incident and upon arrival at the scene of incident, discovered that a four (4) vehicle accident had occurred comprising two tipper trucks, one with registration number AKM-741ZT, a second tipper with unknown registration number, a loaded tanker with unknown registration number and  commercial bus with unknown registration.

The resultant collision, a result of reckless driving left occupants of the bus trapped within. With the use of the agency’s light rescue equipment, six (6) people were extricated from the bus.

They were found to have sustained varying degrees of injuries and unfortunately two (2) adult female lost their lives at the scene of incident.

Agency responders, the LRU ambulance, Lasambus, Nigeria Police, Lagos Fire service and LRU fire unit were joint responders at the scene of incident.

Operation is ongoing.