No fewer than 10 persons lost their lives in a road accident in the late hours of Tuesday when the bus they were commuting in collided with a truck.

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) revealed this, stating that in response to distress calls received via the 767/112 Toll-Free Lines at 11.07pm, LASEMA activated its Dolphin Response Team from the Igando Base.

“On arrival at the scene of the road traffic accident at Abule Osun, inward Iyana Iba, along Lagos-Badagry Expressway, it was discovered that a Toyota Sienna bus, registration number BDG 342 FS, laden to capacity with passengers from the Eastern part of the country, was involved in a road accident with a parked SHACMAN truck, registration number unknown,” LASEMAN said in a statement.

“Further investigations revealed that the truck, which was laden with granite, was parked on the road, shutting down about half of the carriageway, while the Toyota Sienna, on top speed, unknowingly crashed into the parked truck from behind.

“Ten people lost their lives in the unfortunate incident, while three were critically injured. The deceased passengers include three male adults, four female adults, two female children, and one male child.”

LASEMA said that the injured passengers, reportedly rescued and taken to a nearby hospital by officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) before the arrival of the agency’s LRT at the scene of the incident, include.
The accidented Toyota Sienna was recovered with the aid of the agency’s Lite Tow Truck and towed to the FRSC station.

Agencies involved in the rescue operation included LASEMA’s Response Team (LRT), LASAMBUS, Lagos Fire and Rescue Service, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), officials of the Nigerian Police Force, and SEHMU.

LASEMA stated that the 10 commodities have been bagged and evacuated by the State Environmental Health Monitoring Unit (SEHMU) for evacuation of the commodities.