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SAD: One Died, Many Injured in Lagos Auto Crash
Tragedy struck at Obadore, inward Igando, along the LASU-Igando Road, Lagos, at about 11 p.m. on Saturday, when a fully loaded commercial bus rammed into a broken-down Private Sector Participant (PSP) waste truck, leaving one person dead and several others injured.
The incident prompted a swift response from the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA).
According to LASEMA’s Permanent Secretary, Dr. Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, preliminary investigation revealed that the PSP truck was abandoned on the fast lane without a “C-Caution” sign or any visible warning to alert oncoming vehicles.
He said, “Upon receiving distress calls, LASEMA activated the state’s emergency response plan from its Igando base. Investigations showed that the PSP truck, with registration number KSF 254 XV, had broken down on the Obadore Bridge without any caution sign, when a Mazda commercial bus, registration number LND 602 YE, loaded with passengers, crashed into it.”
“The driver of the Mazda bus, an adult male, died on the spot, while several passengers sustained varying degrees of injuries,” he added.
Oke-Osanyintolu noted that the LASEMA Response Team cordoned off the area and activated traffic control measures to prevent secondary incidents. The injured passengers were treated by LASAMBUS personnel at the scene before being taken to the hospital for further care.
He disclosed that the deceased driver was a staff member of Lagos State University (LASU), adding that his remains had been evacuated with a LASU ambulance to his residence.
The wrecked bus was towed to the Obadore Police Station, while normal vehicular movement has since been restored.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced Morocco as winners of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
The CAF Appeal Board ruled in favour of Morocco, declaring that Senegal forfeited the AFCON final by walking off the field during the game.
Morocco were awarded a 3–0 walkover victory.
This decision upholds Morocco’s appeal following the chaotic events in the match.
DAILY POST recalls that the Senegal team briefly walked off the pitch in protest after a controversial penalty was awarded to Morocco late in regulation time.
They were called back to the field by their captain, Sadio Mané, and later won the game 1–0.
CAF determined that this action constituted a violation of Article 84, or the equivalent regulations concerning refusal to play or abandoning the field.
Under AFCON rules, a team that refuses to continue playing or leaves the field without authorization faces elimination and forfeiture of the match.
A total of three operatives of different security agencies in Anambra State collapsed during the inauguration of Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, on Tuesday.
The incident happened during the parade at the Dr Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka.
The three operatives are one male police operative, another male operative of the Directorate of State Services (DSS) and a female operative of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC.
The police operative collapsed first, followed by the NSCDC operative, who slumped towards the end of the event and was later escorted to an ambulance, after she refused to be moved in a stretcher.
A source said the police operative was later resuscitated, but was still not stable, and was taken in an ambulance to Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Amaku Awka.
The collapse of the service officers was attributed to fatigue and the long period of parade under harsh sunny weather.
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