Two Die in Lagos Road Crash

Two persons have died and two others sustained serious injuries in a collision involving a commercial bus and a pickup van along the Adekunle–Iyana Oworo corridor in Lagos.

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), in a statement, said the crash involved a Suzuki commercial bus, with registration number KTU 333 YF, and a pickup van.

According to the statement, signed by Adebayo Taofiq, Director of LASTMA’s Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, the operatives coordinated rescue efforts, evacuated the deceased and handed their bodies over to the Lagos State Environmental Health Monitoring Unit (SEHMU).

The injured male and female victims were taken to the General Hospital, Odan, for treatment.

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The statement added that the vehicles and the Suzuki bus driver were handed over to officers of the Yaba Police Division, who secured the scene until recovery operations were completed.

General Manager of LASTMA, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, extended condolences to the families of the deceased and wished the injured victims a speedy recovery.

He urged motorists to observe speed limits, maintain safety, avoid reckless driving and ensure their vehicles were roadworthy to prevent avoidable crashes.