Around 7 a.m. Mr. Adebayo Taofiq, Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, LASTMA, stated in a statement that the accident occurred as a result of over-speeding, which resulted in a brake failure.

“With the help of sympathetic road users, our personnel who were along the axis quickly moved to the scene to rescue the occupants of the trapped commercial bus (“driver and passengers”),” he stated.Taofiq revealed that while the rescue operations were ongoing, police officers from the Lion Building, led by the Divisional Crime Officer, provided security backup.

According to him, the rescue operations were directed by Ashafa Moyosore (Zebra 1, Olowu), who rescued all of the passengers, including the driver, and sent them to a nearby hospital for medical care.

“The General Manager of LASTMA, Mr. Bolaji Oreagba, however, warned the motoring public particularly commercial bus drivers to exercise caution, restraint, and adhere to the speed limit while driving on Lagos road, especially at this period of ember months,” he said in a statement.