A Dangote truck loaded with cement rammed into a Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) at Majidun in Ikorodu killing three people this morning.
According to the Nation, Over 55 other passengers were said to have sustained varying injuries while the BRT driver was allegedly unconscious and his leg decapitated.
The truck reportedly suffered brake failure.
A total number of 60 passengers were on board while about 20 of them were standing.
The BRT company, Primero's boss, Fola Tinubu said there was nothing the BRT driver could do as the truck jumped from his lane and hit the bus head-on.
He said: “A Dangote truck jumped from the regular lane on to the BRT lane and hit our bus head-on. There was nothing our driver could do to prevent the accident.
“Unfortunately, we lost two of our staff and one passenger in the accident. We are working with the authorities to apprehend the truck driver.
The truck driver as at the time of this report was still at large.
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