Commuters killed as container falls on vehicles in Lagos

A 40ft container toppled over vehicles plying the Cele bus stop along the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, Lagos State killing many commuters.

Although no definite number has been given of the number of casualties PUNCH reports that a driver of one of the popular yellow commercial buses was confirmed dead on the spot while the other two escaped.

According to a source about five of the passengers in the bus that the container fell on were rushed to the hospital and confirmed dead.

“It involved an upturned 40ft container on a commercial bus.

“Police officers from Ilasa division are on the ground doing the needful and also effort is on for recovery,” the agency wrote on its official Facebook page.

(Punch)