Angry youth on Wednesday morning caused panic in Lagos after setting on fire, a Bus Rapid Transit vehicle that collided with a commercial bus.
The commercial Bus driver was reported to have lost his life in the process.
The auto crash took place on the Ifako Bridge inward Ogudu on the Oworonshoki Expressway in Lagos State.
The Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Adebayo Taofiq, in a press statement through the agency’s Twitter handle on Wednesday afternoon confirmed the incident.
The statement read, “ In a press statement released by the Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of Lastma Mr. Adebayo Taofiq confirmed that preliminary investigation revealed that the fully loaded commercial bus was coming from Lagos Island and heading to Ogudu when the accident occurred.
“Lastma has carried out series of enlightenment campaigns warning motorists particularly commercial bus drivers to stop over speeding and adhere strictly to speed limit signs erected by government across the State”
“ While other emergency responders including Traffic Police Officers supported Officials of Lastma at the accident scene, on hearing of the death of the commercial driver whose body was lying beside the upturned commercial bus, hoodlums in the area set ablaze the bus belonging to the Lagos State Bus Service Limited.”
