Updated: Eight confirmed dead as container falls on passenger bus in Lagos + photos

A container fell on a bus carrying passengers in the Ojuelagba area of Lagos State, killing eight people (six adults and two children).

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) confirmed this in a statement on Sunday, adding that the bus was picking up passengers when the truck driver lost control and crashed over the edge of the bridge.

 

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According to LASEMA, eight people were killed in the accident including three adult males, three adult females, and a male and female children.

It said in a statement, “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.”

“A total of eight fatalities were recovered comprising three adult males, three adult females, a girl child and a boy child,” the statement added.