Tag: Auto crash

Nine persons, including four children were on Friday morning confirmed dead after a commercial bus collided with a heavy duty truck in Lagos.

About 10 other injured occupants of the Toyota Hiace bus marked KT 715YG from Katsin, were rushed to the hospital.

It was learnt that the accident which occurred at Fadeyi axis of Ikorodu road at about 5am caused traffic congestion on the expressway.

It was learnt that the bus driver was over speeding and lost control, hitting a culvert.

The vehicle, it was learnt somersaulted and veered to the other side of the road, before it rammed into a truck.

It took the intervention of personnel of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), the police, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS) and passers-by to rescue some of the victims trapped in the vehicle.

The General Manager LASEMA Michael Akindele attributed the accident to carelessness.

“A total number of nine people lost their lives in the incident. Five adults (four male and a female) and four children ( two male, two female). Ten others sustained injuries and were taken to the Emergency Trauma Centre at the Toll Gate.

“Drivers should be cautious and avoid over speeding as well as comply with road traffic codes to prevent unnecessary accident that may lead to loss of lives,” he said.

Four undergraduates of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) Ondo state yesterday died in an auto crash along the Ilesa-Akure express road.

The accident occurred at Ibule village about one kilometre to FUTA North gate with many other students of the university injured.

The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for the state Police

command Femi Joseph confirmed the accident, attributing it to over speeding.

He said some students of the university travelling to Ibadan, Oyo state for a religious programme were involved in the ghastly motor accident.

The PPRO said the accident which involved a Toyota hiace bus and a motorcycle was caused by over speed on the part of the driver of the bus.

He stated the deceased students have been deposited at the morgue while the injured were receiving treatments at different hospitals in the state.

The Public Relations Officer of the University Olu Adegbenro said the students were on a private religious trip when the accident happened.

He said the management of the university was already aware of the accident and was relating with the Police on the matter.

He commiserated with the families of the deceased students and their colleagues.

Thirteen persons, including a priest, yesterday lost their lives in a multiple auto accident near Asaba, the Delta State Capital.

The vehicles involved include a Ford bus, with registration number GWK 684 XA, belonging to the Christ Anglican Church, Ibusa; a Mitsubishi L300, with registration number BJ 831 AKD; a commercial bus; and a Honda car, with registration number BEN 413 CF.

 The death of the Anglican priest, Rev Stanley Ejiniwe, it was learnt, threw the entire Asaba Diocese of the Anglican Communion into mourning.

 The Nation gathered that four victims of the crash are receiving treatment at St. Joseph Catholic Hospital and St. Rebecca hospital both in Asaba, while the dead-  11 males and two females, have been deposited at the General Hospital, Ibusa.

 The driver of the commercial bus and his wife reportedly died in the crash, according to an eye witness, who added that the cleric, who was recently transferred to Christ Anglican Church, Ibusa, was alone in the Ford bus belonging to his parish.

 The eyewitness stated further that the priest was descending the hills from Ibusa end, while the commercial bus was ascending the hill.

The Honda car, also said to be coming from Ibusa and speeding, ran into the vehicles.

 Confirming the report on Friday, the state Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr. Rindom Kumven, blamed the crash on over-speeding and poor visibility.