Five injured in BRT, mini-bus collision in Lagos

The General Manager, LASTMA, Olalekan Bakare-Oki.

No fewer than five people have sustained varying degrees of injuries following a head-on collision between a mini Rapid Transit bus and a commercial minibus, popularly known as Korope, along the Asolo BRT corridor in Lagos State.

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority disclosed this in a post on its X page on Tuesday.

According to LASTMA, the victims were evacuated and taken to the hospital for medical attention.

“The road crash resulted in five casualties, with the injured passengers rushed to the nearest hospital for medical attention,” the post read.

LASTMA added that the police were contacted to facilitate the necessary response, while its personnel were at the scene of the incident to manage traffic.

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“Police officers have been contacted to facilitate the necessary response and documentation. The incident has affected vehicular movement along the corridor, while our personnel are on the ground managing traffic accordingly,” the post read.

PUNCH Metro reported a similar road crash on October 19, involving a commercial bus and a pickup van along the Adekunle corridor, inward to Iyana Oworo, Lagos State.

Two people were confirmed dead by LASTMA, while two others sustained injuries.

The agency’s General Manager, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, sympathised with the families of the deceased and wished the injured victims a speedy recovery.

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