Again, Eight Die, Other Injure In Fatal Accident In Badagry

 

At least eight people have lost their lives in a fresh autocrash in Badagry area of Lagos State.

Eight others were also injured during the incident involving a commercial bus marked KJA 811 YF and a truck marked T1 4636 LA.

The tragic incident is coming barely 48 hours after 10 persons died when a bus plunged into a river in Ogun State.

Spokesperson of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Taofiq Adebayo, who confirmed the incident to newsmen, said the victims, including the driver of the ill-fated bus and his conductor, died on the spot.

Adebayo attributed the cause of the accident to speeding on the part of the commercial bus driver.

The LASTMA spokesperson explained that the preliminary investigation revealed that the driver of the commercial bus while on top speed, lost the control of the vehicle and in the process had a head-on-collision with the truck.

He added that the deceased bodies and injured victims were taken to the Badagry General Hospital.