Near-Tragedy Averted as 16 Survive Crash on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

No fewer than 16 passengers escaped death after a commercial bus somersaulted along the Magboro axis of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

The incident occurred on Tuesday evening while the bus was travelling to Abeokuta.

While no lives were lost, some of the passengers sustained minor injuries.

The driver claimed a pothole made the bus to summersault. Faith Alofe

The driver of the bus, Segun Aderoju, told our correspondent that a pothole on the road led to the accident.

He said, “It was the pothole that affected the bus. As the bus entered the pothole, a spring from the bus removed and made the bus to sommersault but I couldn’t manuever well because there were trailers around me.”

Also corroborating the driver, one of the passengers, a youth corps member, Babatunde Shotonwa, explained that the accident occurred as a result of a pothole on the road.

He said, “On my way to Abeokuta, the bus had an accident.

“The thing is that there is a small pothole and the driver didn’t see it on time while speeding.

“Before he could realise what was happening and the next thing that happened was the bus somersaulted.

“The driver could not maneuver the bus because there were trailers beside him.”

Our correspondent observed the presence of policemen trying to restore sanity on the road.

Source:Punch