No fewer than two persons were Saturday reported dead, while others sustained injuries after a Sports Utility Vehicle, SUV, rammed into a tricycle at the Iyana School bus stop in the Igando area of Lagos State.
The SUV hit a commercial bus which in turn crashed into another tricycle.
Among the two persons killed, was the driver of the SUV who died on the spot.
The other victims, including a pregnant woman, were said to have been rushed to a hospital.
The accident, which occurred at about 5pm on Saturday, was said to have happened while policemen from the Igando division stopped the tricycle driver and were allegedly extorting money from him.
The SUV, which was speeding, hit the tricycle and also hit a commercial bus damaging the screens. The bus was said to have hit another tricycle, killing the rider.
Policemen from the Igando division reportedly took the corpses to a morgue while the other injured persons were rushed to the Igando General Hospital.
According to a motorist, who simply identified himself as Emmanuel, it was the third accident at the bus stop in the week.
Emmanuel alleged that the accident was caused by some policemen who were searching tricycles at the junction to collect money.
The policemen according to Emmanuel normally extort money from the drivers.
“So, they stopped the tricycle, and were in the process of extorting money from him when the incident occurred.
“An SUV rammed into the tricycle and a commercial bus. The bus in turn hit another tricycle, killing the driver.
“The accident caused gridlock in the area as rescuers tried to pull out victims who were trapped in the bus. On the spot, we saw two corpses including the tricycle driver. This would be the third accident at the bus stop this week due to the police’s overbearing attitude,” Emmanuel told The Punch.
Although the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Joe Offor, could not be reached for confirmation as at press time, passersby reportedly rushed the injured victims to an unidentified hospital.
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