Black Sunday: Container falls on a bus killing nine; one rescued in Lagos (Video)

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Yesterday Sunday, January 29, turned into a bloody day for the families and friends of nine people. The people were killed at Ojuelegba bridge in Lagos State when a container fell on a bus.

The bus reportedly carried some passengers, and nine fatalities were confirmed at the scene. According to an eyewitness, the trailer was trying to prevent the bus from passing when the accident occurred.

The Director-General of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, who confirmed the incident in a statement, noted that an adult female was rescued alive.

"Upon arrival at the scene, a truck conveying a 20ft container was found to have landed on top of a commercial bus.

"Further investigations revealed that the bus was picking up passengers when the truck lost control and fell over the side of the bridge.

"After suspending the container load with the aid of the Agency's forklift and cutting off the top of the bus with light rescue equipment, a single adult woman was extricated alive and taken to the trauma centre.

"Final casualty count is 9 fatalities comprising, 4 adult males, 3 adult females,1 boy child and 1 girl child and 1 adult female rescued alive.

"The Agency's heavy-duty Goliath and teams from Onipan and Cappa are on ground. The Agency's Ambulance, LASG FIRE, FED FIRE, LASTMA and Nigeria Police have been working on this situation which is now concluded.

"Further investigation to be carried out by the Nigeria Police on the removal of the barriers on the bridge aimed at preventing trucks from ascending," the statement said.

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Source: torizone.com

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