Three persons riding on two commercial motorcycles have been
crushed to death in an auto crash, involving a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) vehicle
at the Alakija area of Lagos.
The victims, it was gathered, had head-on collisions with
the BRT vehicle heading to Okomaiko in the Ojo area of the state, from Mile 2.
According to reports, they were on their way home after a
football match at Navy Town, Ojo, when their motorcycles rammed into the bus.
The incident triggered provocation from mob and youths, who
had besieged the BRT vehicle aiming to set the bus on fire.
But it took the timely intervention of policemen from FESTAC
Police Station, led by the Divisional Police Officer, Balogun Gboyega, to avert
further crisis in the area.
The bodies of one of the motorcyclists were taken away by
relatives, while three others were taken to FESTAC Police Station.
Eyewitness said the BRT driver was rescued by the police
from the mob lynching him.
The officers took both the BRT driver and his bus to the
station.
The Lagos state government has banned riding of motorcycle
on the BRT lane from Okomaiko to Mile 2 with the commencement of BRT bus
operations on the route.
Meanwhile, the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer,
SP Benjamin Hundeyin, has confirmed the incident to newsmen.
According to Hundeyin, the auto crash occurred at about
5.40pm on Wednesday.
He said the crash involved a BRT Mercedes bus with
registration number BRI 043 belonging to the state and was driven by one Olubor
Oluwasegun.
He said the driver was driving along Mile 2 BRT lane heading
for Iyana Iba and that on getting to Alakija, ran over a motorcycle.
“The rider was riding against traffic with two passengers
identified as Waidi Kadiri Momoh, 23, and Enegide Azuka, 20. It also involved
one other identified as Divine Omosowo. As a result of the accident, four
victims sustained injuries.
“Three died on the spot while Omosowo was rushed to a nearby
hospital for medical attention. Two corpses were deposited at the Mainland
General Hospital mortuary, Yaba,” he said.
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