Many feared dead as commercial bus plunges into Lagos lagoon

Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 2:29 PM By Ijeoma

Many persons have been feared dead after a commercial bus plunged into a lagoon at the third mainland bridge on Wednesday.

The incident unfolded on Eid-el-Fitri, a day of celebration for Nigerian Muslims marking the end of Ramadan.

Eyewitness Akinola Adeniyi recounted the harrowing event around 11:30 am, describing how a vehicle traveling from Iyana-Oworo to the Island suddenly plunged into the lagoon due to excessive speeding by the driver.

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Emergency response teams, including personnel from the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) and the Police, swiftly arrived at the scene to initiate rescue operations.

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The tragic accident has caused a traffic backlog on the Third Mainland Bridge.

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