At least seven passengers were burnt to death as a
commercial bus caught fire in the Iyana Oworo area of Lagos.
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA)
confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday.
Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, LASEMA permanent secretary,
attributed the cause of the accident to reckless driving.
“Upon arrival at the scene, a commercial bus of 14
passengers with registration number KJA 699 GY was discovered to have been
gutted with fire,” the statement reads.
“Further
investigation gathered at the scene revealed that the incident occurred due to
recklessness by the driver which resulted in the fire with 12 passengers
trapped.
“Unfortunately seven victims, four males, two females and a
male child were burnt to death.
“The driver escaped with some burns while three female
adults were rescued and rushed to Gbagada General Hospital. A male adult was
also attended to by LASAMBUS at the scene.”
The LASEMA permanent secretary said their remains had been
bagged by the agency’s paramedics and handed over to the State Environmental
Health Monitoring Unit (SEHMU).
“Arrangements have been made by LASTMA officials at the
scene for the removal of the burnt vehicle from the road,” he said.
“Road is partially opened for vehicular activities.”
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