The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency has confirmed that two persons escaped death on Tuesday when a commercial bus rammed into a slow-moving articulated vehicle.<\/p>\n
LASEMA Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, who confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos, said the two victims sustained various degrees of injuries.<\/p>\n
Oke-Osanyintolu said that the incident, which happened at Ojota, Maryland, Lagos around 4.45 a.m., was caused by high speed leading to loss of control.<\/p>\n
He said that the agency\u2019s Tiger Response Team from the command and control centre, Alausa, Ikeja carried out the rescue operation.<\/p>\n
\u201cUpon arrival at the incident scene, it was observed that a commercial bus, registration number APP 209XZ had rammed into an articulated vehicle with registration number T4845LA.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe trapped two victims inside the bus were rescued and rushed to the hospital for medical attention as they sustained various degrees of injuries.<\/p>\n
\u201cInvestigations revealed that the accident occurred as a result of the high speed the commercial bus was in, thereby ramming into the slow-moving truck from behind,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He said the incident which caused gridlock along the highway had been cleared and the road reopened for vehicular activities before rush hour traffic.<\/p>\n
Oke-Osanyintolu advised motorists to always stick to traffic rules and regulations and drive safely to avoid road traffic crashes that could lead to loss of lives and property.<\/p>\n
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