Watch: Truck rams into Lagos BRT bus; many critically injured

A loaded truck crashed into a BRT bus in Ikorodu, Lagos on Tuesday causing a fatal accident in which casualties are feared and dozens of people are critically injured, according to reports. Visuals being shared by show many injured people lying on road in a pool of blood.

The truck had skidded off the main express and then collided with the high-capacity bus on the BRT corridor and casualties are being shifted to hospital, Lagos State Transport Management Authority (LASTMA) said.

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The number of casualties is not yet clear but LASTMA has confirmed that evacuation operations have been completed and the road is now open for traffic movement.