Two Die, Two Injured as Commercial Bus, Pickup Van Collide in Lagos

Two people have died and two others sustained serious injuries after a commercial bus collided with a pickup van along the Adekunle corridor, inward Iyana Oworo, in Lagos State.

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

In a statement signed by its Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment, Adebayo Taofiq, the agency said its operatives responded to the scene, coordinated rescue efforts and secured the area.

The bodies of the two deceased victims were evacuated and handed over to the Lagos State Environmental Health Monitoring Unit (SEHMU), while the injured victims, a man and a woman, were taken to General Hospital, Odan, for medical treatment.

LASTMA said the vehicles and the Suzuki bus driver were subsequently handed over to officers of the Yaba Police Division, who maintained security at the scene until the rescue and recovery operations were completed.

The agency’s General Manager, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, expressed condolences to the families of the deceased and wished the injured victims a speedy recovery.

Bakare-Oki urged motorists to observe speed limits, maintain safe following distances, avoid reckless driving and ensure their vehicles were roadworthy.

LASTMA did not disclose the cause of the collision. The circumstances surrounding the crash were not established in the reports reviewed.