An 18-seater commercial bus carrying party goers on Sunday, crashed and killed all passengers, including the driver and motor boy, in Badagry area of Lagos state.
According to the spokesperson for the Lagos state traffic management body, Taofiq Adebayo, the accident happened about 9am at Age-Mowo close to Mowo along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway.
The passengers were reported to have chartered the bus from the Yaba area of Lagos to attend a group party in the Republic of Benin.
“It involved a Mazda commercial bus with passengers and a truck loaded with sand,” Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) official told Channels Television.
“The driver of the commercial bus lost control when he saw a truck ahead of him while trying to overtake the tipper truck loaded with sand.
“Immediately, 20 people died including the 18 passengers alongside the commercial bus driver and his motor boy,” he said.
Adebayo said the remains of the victims have been taken to the Badagry General Hospital morgue.
The traffic authority sent its condolences to the family of those that died during the accident.
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