TWO CHILDREN, SIX ADULTS DIE IN CONTAINER ACCIDENT AT OJUELEGBA

Eight persons including two children; a boy and a girl, have died when a container fell on a commercial bus in the Ojuelegba area of Lagos.

The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said that the truck bearing the container lost control while climbing the bridge.

He said, “Upon arrival at the scene, a truck conveying a 20ft container was found to have landed on top of a commercial bus.

“Investigation revealed that the bus was picking up passengers when the truck lost control and fell over the side of the bridge.

“A total of eight fatalities were recovered, comprising four adult males, two adult females, a girl and a boy.”