This
horrible accident happened yesterday Monday Sept. 23rd along the Alaka/Costain
crossover bridge in Surulere. The driver of one of the buses in the state mass
transit scheme lost control of his bus and crashed into a soldier riding a
motorcyle on the express. The yet-to-be identified soldier was cut almost into
two by the bus.
According
to a source who witnessed the accident, the driver was on top speed when he
lost control of the vehicle as he approached a bad spot on the dilapidated
bridge. The driver, while trying to avoid the bad spot, swerved to the left
pinning the soldier on the railing of the bridge. The bus dragged the soldier
for a bit and cut through his bowel.
Eyewitnesses
said the soldier, who died on the spot, was carrying a woman on the back seat
of the motorcycle, and was flung away from the impact of the collision. She
survived the crash but is in a critical condition in the hospital. The driver
of the bus fled the scene after seeing the extent of the damage and so did the
passengers of the bus a few minutes later, fearing attack from soldiers.
See a pic
after the cut. *Very graphic so be warned*
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