Tragedy As Angry Mob Set BRT Bus On Fire After An Early Morning Accident In Lagos

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By Charles Adingupu

There was pandemonium as irate mob set a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) vehicle on fire on Wednesday morning after colliding with a commercial bus, killing the driver instantly.

The accident occurred on the Ifako Bridge inward Ogudu on the Oworonshoki Expressway in Lagos State.

A released by the Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Adebayo Taofiq, who confirmed the accident via the agency’s Twitter handle, disclosed that preliminary investigation revealed that the fully loaded commercial bus was coming from Lagos Island and heading to Ogudu when the accident occurred.

The statement reads in part, “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.”

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