14 injured in motor accident About 14 people escaped death on Thursday after two vehicles collided on the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos State. The two white buses, marked KTU 386 LA and SMK 747 SH, had shattered windscreens as the blood of some of the injured passengers dotted the road. However, one of the victims, an elderly woman, was seen lying unconsciously on the median of the express where she was laid by sympathisers. Her forehead was bruised and she was motionless as a crowd milled around her. PUNCH Metro learnt that the incident happened around 2pm when the driver of one of the vehicles had a burst tyre and in a bid to control the bus, rammed into the other which was filled with passengers. A passenger, who had a cut on his head and was bleeding from the hand, said, “The driver of the bus carrying goods suddenly lost control and swerved, before hitting our vehicle.” The accident expectedly caused a traffic jam on the bridge while some officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority were seen trying to manage the situation. A LASTMA official, who pleaded anonymity, said the victims had been taken to the Lagos Island General Hospital around 4pm when our correspondent called for an update. He said, “We discovered that the bus conveying goods lost one of its tyres and later rammed into the other bus. “There were 14 passengers in the commercial bus and we had to rush them to the general hospital on the Island.” The LASTMA spokesperson, Mrs. Bola Ajao, promised to call back for more details, but had yet to do so as of the time of filing the report. Copyright PUNCH.All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH. Contact: editor@punchng ift.tt/1yyW1fV ift.tt/1yyW2R1 [[Boost your social presence with NAIRALIKES nairalikes ]] #nigeria x #nairalikes #vanguardng
Posted on: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 23:26:32 +0000
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