Two people were reportedly thrown into the Lagos Lagoon, and others injured, in a car accident that occurred on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos State on Wednesday.
According to multiple reports, the accident occured as a bus carrying 18 passengers collided with another vehicle and careened off the road, throwing two people into the Lagos Lagoon. This happened on the Adeniyi Adele section of the bridge, near the Lagos Island end.
Ibrahim Farinloye, the Lagos Territorial Coordinator for the National Emergency Management Agency also confirmed the accident, stating that it was caused by a speeding bus that swerved off the road and hit the railings of the Third Mainland Bridge, causing two passengers to be forcefully thrown into the Lagos Lagoon. Farinloye also stated that the impact was so strong that the two passengers were unable to prevent themselves from being thrown from the vehicle.
“The victims, an adult male and female, are being searched by the Marine Police.
“The injured have been evacuated to a nearby hospital,” he said.
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