3 die as luxury bus plunges into lagoon in Lagos

While most Lagosians where still on their beds, a Luxurious Bus carrying about 59 passengers skidded off its track and plunged into a nearby waterway in Lagos.

Three yet-to-be-identified people lost their lives in this fatal accident which happened in the early hours of Friday around 3:23 A.M at Owode Elede, around Mile 12 area, Ikorodu Road, Lagos.

The bus, with registration number Anambra GDD 386 YE, belongs to GUO Transport Service Co. LTD and was enroute Maza-Maza from Aba, Abia State carrying

Three passengers, however, died on the spot. The victims include the bus conductor and two other passengers whose identities were not immediately known.



According to the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, there were 59 passengers on board. Twenty three people got injured and were treated on the spot by a joint team of the agency’s Paramedics and LASAMBUS.

Kehinde Adebayo, LASEMA’s spokesperson, added that nine of the treated victims were taken to the Lagos State Trauma Centre at the Toll Gate for further treatment.

The bus being towed out of the canal,

The General Manager of LASEMA, Adesina Tiamiyu, said a proper investigation would be conducted on the incident.

He however advised motorists to be safety conscious and avoid over-speeding while driving, especially during night journeys.

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