UPDATED: ONE DIE, 59 INJURED AS DANGOTE TRAILER RAM INTO BRT BUS IN LAGOS 

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A fatal accident involving a Dangote cement trailer and a commercial BRT Bus marked LSR –  228 – XS occurred before Towolo, along Ikorodu –  Mile 12 Road in Lagos State

According to our correspondent who was at the scene of the accident stated that the trailer was said to have lost it’s break and rammed into the commercial BRT Bus. More 

It was further gathered that one person died and 59 others sustained various degrees of injuries 

Our correspondent added that Officers of The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) was seen at the scene of the accident as at the time of filing this report. 

“Casualties have been taken to the hospital , ” Lagos State Transport Management Authority said, adding that the two vehicles have been removed from the expressway.

However, the accident caused a long stretch of gridlock outward Ikorodu .

“Traffic backlog has extended to Oja bus stop for those coming from Ikorodu . The backlog is at Asolo for those going into Ikorodu ,” LASTMA said.

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