At least five people were killed after a truck which conveyed a 40ft container laden with plywood fell on a commercial bus in the Ojota area of Lagos.
Adesina Tiamiyu, general manager of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), said the agency received a distress call about the incident on Saturday.
He said many passengers were trapped in the bus with registration number FST 944 XR.
“The agency’s emergency response team (ERT) received a distressed call regarding an accident at Ojota bus stop.
This prompted the immediate activation of the agency’s ERT to the scene of the incident,” he said in a statement.
