Lagos State government and the police yesterday denied that a Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) vehicle plunged into the lagoon.
They explained that a LAGBUS Asset Management Company bus, had a head-on collision with a commercial bus at Ebute Ero in Lagos, injuring seven passengers. The bus with a Lagos number-plate KSF 76 XA collided with a commercial bus with an Ogun State number-plate XC 595 JGB.
The cause of the accident was not immediately known but eyewitnesses blamed the LAGBUS driver for running into the commercial bus.
Seven people, three of whom have been discharged, were wounded and taken to Lagos Island General Hospital. The remaining four casualties have been referred to the Orthopaedic Hospital for specialist attention.
Rumours were rife yesterday that a filled BRT bus plunged into the Lagoon from the Third Mainland Bridge. The rumour started from a tweet purportedly posted by the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) on a social media platform, Twitter. The agency later posted another tweet, describing the earlier post as false.
The General Manager of Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Femi Oke-Osayintolu, said: “It is a false alarm that a BRT bus carrying passengers plunged into the ocean from the Third Mainland Bridge. But a LAGBUS was involved in an accident with casualties, no mortality. They are being treated at the General Hospital, Lagos at the expense of the state government.”
“People should please refrain from carrying false news, especially at the wake of the National Sports Festival to avoid unnecessary panic.”