Two Islamic clerics, Alhaji Akinsola Al-Ameen and Muyideen Thiamiyu lost their lives in the accident. They were were on their way to the Ifo area of Ogun State when their SUV had a tyre burst bus.
According to eyewitnesses, the accident occurred at about 10 a.m. after the driver, Thiamiyu, lost control lost control of the vehicle after the tyre bursted.
Punch reoprts,
He was said to be attempting to bring
the jeep to a halt when a big yellow bus with number plate FKJ 201 SH
rammed into them, causing both vehicles to veer off the expressway into
the canal.
The relative said, “Although Al-Ameen
was not the one driving the jeep, he was the owner of the vehicle. He
was 64 years and the Zonal Missioner of Shams ul Deen, an Islamic
society.
“The driver of the vehicle, Thiamiyu, was 50 years and he was the Zonal Missioner of the Shasha branch of Shams ul Deen.
“Both of them had gone for a religious programme in Ikorodu and were on their way back to Ifo when the accident occurred.”
Our correspondent learnt that shortly
after the accident, the driver of the bus, later identified by the
police as Ibeabuchi, fled the scene.
It was learnt that officials of the
Lagos State Emergency Management Agency; the Lagos State Traffic
Management Authority, Lagos State Ambulance Service and policemen
attached to the Elere Police Division raced to the scene in an attempt
to rescue the victims to no avail.
The General Manager, LASEMA, Dr. Femi Oke-Osayintolu, said the corpses had been handed over to the police.
“Around 10pm on Saturday, a Toyota
Pathfinder with number plate FKJ 516 AL collided with a bus at Pleasure
Bus Stop, inward Abule Egba, and fell into the canal. Bodies of the
deceased persons have been handed over to the police,” he said.
It was learnt that the two victims had been buried on Sunday morning according to Islamic rites.
Our correspondent observed that the incident caused a traffic snarl on Sunday as onlookers still crowded the scene.
LASTMA officials tried for hours to evacuate the two vehicles from the canal.
A resident, Segun Jimba, told PUNCH Metro that vehicles plunging into the canal had become common occurrence.
“In December, a 24-seater passenger
bus plunged into the same canal. The canal is located just after a sharp
bend and it is easy for anyone who is not familiar with the terrain to
skid off the expressway, especially at night,” he said.
A LASTMA official at the scene, who confirmed the trend, said a report would be sent to the state government.
“We are aware of the trend. We will
inform the Ministry of Transportation so that appropriate signage would
be put in place, especially because of the sharp bend,” he said.
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