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Seven people, including a pregnant woman and a baby,
were, weekend roasted to death, while five officials of Ogun
State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency TRACE,
and an unspecified number of traffic police were injured by
hoodlums at Kara, along Lagos/Ibadan expressway.
The accident, which involved an 18-seat bus, occurred at
about 3.30pm as the vehicle, which took off in Lagos
reportedly went up flames.
Vanguard gathered that the commercial bus painted in white
colour, with blue stripes suddenly developed leakages on
the fuel tank, which spilled its contents.
One of the passengers was said to have noticed a spark
from the engine and raised the alarm which made the driver
to stop abruptly in order to check the cause of the incident.
Eye witnesses account said all the passengers scampered
for safety as soon as the vehicle stopped but this was too
late as the fire had made the vehicle’s door to jam.
Vanguard gathered that before help could come, seven of
the passengers, including a pregnant woman and a baby,
were burnt beyond recognition while eleven others
sustained varying degrees of injuries.
Some of the sympathisers were said to have put a call
across to the fire fighters in Ogun State but none arrived the
scene until the situation degenerated.
Meanwhile, some TRACE officials were said to have rushed
to the scene but were prevented from rendering any
assistance as hoodlums descended on them, venting their
anger.
In the process, five officials, including the Akute Head of
Operations, were assaulted.
An eye witness said the traffic Police around the axis were
not spared as many of them were injured by the hoodlums,
although a distress call was later put across to both the
Rapid Response Squad RRS, in Lagos and Quick Response
Squad from Mowe axis, who eventually put the situation
under control.
The incident was said to have caused a traffic jam on the
expressway outward Lagos which lasted for hours.
Also, the bodies and the injured persons were said to have
be taken to Ogun State University Teaching Hospital
OSUTH, Sagamu.
TRACE Public Relations Officer Babatunde Akinbiyi, who
confirmed the development, said the officials arrived the
scene as soon as they received a distress call but lamented
that the miscreants threw caution to the wind, causing
further damage on the every busy expressway.
were, weekend roasted to death, while five officials of Ogun
State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency TRACE,
and an unspecified number of traffic police were injured by
hoodlums at Kara, along Lagos/Ibadan expressway.
The accident, which involved an 18-seat bus, occurred at
about 3.30pm as the vehicle, which took off in Lagos
reportedly went up flames.
Vanguard gathered that the commercial bus painted in white
colour, with blue stripes suddenly developed leakages on
the fuel tank, which spilled its contents.
One of the passengers was said to have noticed a spark
from the engine and raised the alarm which made the driver
to stop abruptly in order to check the cause of the incident.
Eye witnesses account said all the passengers scampered
for safety as soon as the vehicle stopped but this was too
late as the fire had made the vehicle’s door to jam.
Vanguard gathered that before help could come, seven of
the passengers, including a pregnant woman and a baby,
were burnt beyond recognition while eleven others
sustained varying degrees of injuries.
Some of the sympathisers were said to have put a call
across to the fire fighters in Ogun State but none arrived the
scene until the situation degenerated.
Meanwhile, some TRACE officials were said to have rushed
to the scene but were prevented from rendering any
assistance as hoodlums descended on them, venting their
anger.
In the process, five officials, including the Akute Head of
Operations, were assaulted.
An eye witness said the traffic Police around the axis were
not spared as many of them were injured by the hoodlums,
although a distress call was later put across to both the
Rapid Response Squad RRS, in Lagos and Quick Response
Squad from Mowe axis, who eventually put the situation
under control.
The incident was said to have caused a traffic jam on the
expressway outward Lagos which lasted for hours.
Also, the bodies and the injured persons were said to have
be taken to Ogun State University Teaching Hospital
OSUTH, Sagamu.
TRACE Public Relations Officer Babatunde Akinbiyi, who
confirmed the development, said the officials arrived the
scene as soon as they received a distress call but lamented
that the miscreants threw caution to the wind, causing
further damage on the every busy expressway.
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