Driver Speeding To Beat Traffic Light Crashes And Dies In Lagos

 

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A commercial driver rushing to beat traffic light has died in Lagos.

The yet-to-be-identified commercial bus driver died with many of his passengers injured as he tried to beat the traffic light at Marwa Bus Stop along the Lekki-Epe Expressway, Lagos State over the weeekend.

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Confirming the incident to newsmen, the Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Lagos State, Olusegun Ogungbemigbe, said the Volkswagen bus driver rammed into a Highlander while trying to beat the traffic light, which made the bus to somersault.

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“Unfortunately, the bus driver died, while several passengers were injured and taken to a hospital. The victims were already rescued by a team of the Lekki Concession Company before the arrival of men of the FRSC. The bus was recovered with the aid of the LCC’s tow truck” he said

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