A fully-loaded 20-seater commercial bus on Wednesday hit the railings of the newly refurbished Thrid Mainland Bridge Lagos, sending two passengers into the Lagoon.
An eyewitness, who identified himself as Akinola Adeniyi, said the tragedy occurred at about 11.30 am.
According to him, the commercial bus en route to the Island from Iyana-Oworo suddenly hit the railings on the bridge.
Adeniyi explained that the cause of the accident to excessive speeding on the part of the driver of the ill-fated vehicle.
A rescue team, including men of the Lagos State Emergency Management LASEMA, and the Police, among others raced to the scene.
The incident led to traffic gridlock on the 3rd Mainland Bridge..
Director of Public Affairs of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, Taofik Adebayo, confirmed the incident, saying LASTMA personnel, in collaboration with other rescue teams, particularly the Marine Police, were carrying out the rescue mission.
According to Adebayo, 18 passengers were immediately taken to hospital for treatment, noting that they were seriously injured.
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