One dead, many injured as cement truck collides with a BRT bus in Lagos

A tragic accident which occurred in Ikorodu area of Lagos State, left a BRT bus passenger dead and many others injured. 

The sad incident occurred on Tuesday morning, after a cement truck belonging to Dangote company veered off its lane and collided with a 60-seater high capacity Bus Rapid Transit BRT. 

Confirming the accident which led to a traffic gridlock as the road was cordoned off on both sides for easy rescue and evacuation operation, the General Manager of the Lagos State Emergency Management Authority, LASEMA, Dr Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, said the injured victims were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment.

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One dead, many injured as cement truck collides with BRT Bus in Ikorodu, Lagos

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