A bus rapid transit (BRT) goes up in flames in the Ogudu area of Lagos on Wednesday after an accident involving two other yellow buses.
One of the yellow bus drivers was confirmed dead in the accident which caused gridlock to spiral to other parts of the state.
The accident, which occurred around the Ogudu area of Lagos State, grounded vehicular movement and caused snake-like gridlock along the ever-busy axis connecting the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
The BRT bus went up in flames, compounding the traffic situation along the axis.
According to Channels Television, the Spokesman for the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Adebayo Taofiq in a telephone chat blamed the accident on over speeding by the buses.
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“The accident involved a BRT bus and two commercial buses,” he said.
“One of the drivers of the commercial buses died on the spot. There are passengers with minor injuries.
He said though the rain compounded the gridlock on the axis but LASTMA officials have been deployed to the accident scene to manage the traffic.
Other first responders were also seen at the scene.