Five people have been injured after a mini Bus Rapid Transit, BRT, bus crashed head-on into a commercial mini-bus, popularly known as Korope, along the Asolo BRT corridor in Ikorodu, Lagos State.
It was gathered that the accident occurred at about 11:25 a.m. on Tuesday, with both vehicles colliding within the designated BRT lane.
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, said in an incident report that five people were injured in the crash and taken to the nearest hospital for medical attention.
According to the agency, the police were contacted to handle the necessary response and documentation following the incident.
LASTMA added that the collision disrupted traffic along the corridor, forcing its officials to intervene and manage vehicular movement around the scene.
“A serious head-on collision involving a mini BRT bus and a Korope mini bus occurred inside the BRT corridor at Asolo.
“The road crash resulted in five casualties, with the injured passengers rushed to the nearest hospital for medical attention,” the agency said in a statement posted on X.
Five hospitalised after BRT bus, Korope collide in Lagos
<small>Source: Daily Post Nigeria — read the original story there.</small>
