Five Injured As BRT Bus, Korope Collide In Lagos

Five people have been injured after a mini Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) bus collided head-on with a commercial mini-bus, popularly known as Korope, along the Asolo BRT corridor in Ikorodu, Lagos State.

The accident occurred at about 11:25 a.m. on Tuesday, involving the two vehicles inside the designated BRT corridor.

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), in an incident report, said the crash resulted in five casualties, with the injured passengers rushed to the nearest hospital for medical attention.

The agency said police officers had been contacted to facilitate the necessary response and documentation.

It added that the collision disrupted vehicular movement along the corridor, prompting its personnel to manage traffic and ease movement around the scene.

“A serious head-on collision involving a mini BRT bus and a Korope mini bus occurred inside the BRT corridor at Asolo.

“The road crash resulted in five casualties, with the injured passengers rushed to the nearest hospital for medical attention,” LASTMA said in a statement on X.

NewsNGR reports that today’s comes days after an elderly man died after being thrown out of a moving truck that overturned around the TREM axis of Gbagada, inward Oshodi, Lagos State.

The accident occurred around midnight on Saturday into Sunday when a fully loaded Mercedes-Benz six-tyre truck, with registration number ABJ 37 AC, reportedly suffered a sudden tyre burst, causing the driver to lose control and the vehicle to overturn.

LASTMA spokesperson, Adebayo Taofiq, said the truck was conveying assorted consignments, including sealed bags and newly branded event chairs, when the incident occurred.

According to the agency, the elderly man, who was seated in the front cabin, was flung out of the truck during the driver’s attempt to stabilise the vehicle.

He reportedly struck his head against a sharp object and died instantly.

The agency said security findings indicated that the truck was travelling at considerable speed when its front tyre burst, leading to the driver losing control.