A Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) vehicle was involved in an accident that claimed the lives of three people travelling on two commercial motorcycles in the Alakija neighborhood of Lagos.
It was determined that the victims suffered head-on collisions with the BRT vehicle traveling from Mile 2 to Okomaiko in the state’s Ojo region.
They reportedly crashed their motorcycles into the bus while traveling home from a football game in Navy Town, Ojo.
Following the incident, a mob and young people surrounded the BRT bus with the intention of setting it ablaze.
But to prevent a worsening of the issue in the FESTAC Police Station, it took the quick action of police officers under the command of Divisional Police Officer Balogun Gboyega.
The bodies of one of the motorcyclists were taken away by relatives, while three others were taken to FESTAC Police Station.
Eyewitness said the BRT driver was rescued by the police from the mob lynching him.
The officers took both the BRT driver and his bus to the station.
The Lagos state government has banned riding of motorcycle on the BRT lane from Okomaiko to Mile 2 with the commencement of BRT bus operations on the route.
Meanwhile, the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, has confirmed the incident to newsmen.
