BRT crushes motorcyclist, passenger to death

Etim Ekpimah

A yet-to-be identified motorcyclist and his passenger were crushed to death at the Abule-Egba area of Lagos State on Wednesday by a bus rapid transit (BRT) belonging to Primero Transport Services Limited.

The bus was said to have rammed into the commercial motorbike around Ile-Igbo area of Abule-Egba, Lagos State.

According to eyewitnesses, the motorcyclist was plying the BRT lane without switching on the headlamp on his motorcycle when the tragedy struck around 4am.

The second passenger was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.

It was gathered that the bus driver, Bohan Abiodun, reported the incident at Oke-Odo Police Division.

Spokesperson of Primero Transport Services Mutiu Yekeen in a statement said: “We regret to announce an accident that occurred around 4am on Wednesday, close to Ile-Igbo, inward Abule-Egba.

“A bus heading for Abule-Egba from Oshodi to convey early morning commuters was involved in an accident that claimed the lives of two victims on the spot.

“A commercial motorcyclist conveying two passengers, according to the busman, appeared from nowhere on the BRT corridor.”

The statement added that the company commiserated with the victims’ families, noting that the case is still being investigated.

The Police Public Relations Officer in Lagos State, SP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said the corpses of the victims have been deposited in a morgue for autopsy.