Couple, Baby, Motorcyclist Crushed ToDeath By Commercial Bus In Lagos

Four persons were yesterday crushed by a
commercial bus along Sagamu road, in
Ikorodu area of Lagos. The deceased,
included a man, his wife, their one and half-
year-old baby and the commercial
motorcyclist.
A commercial bus (danfo) was said to have
rammed into a motorbike which was
conveying the family of three. The driver of
the commercial bus zoomed off, abandoning
the victims in the middle of the road,
according to an eyewitness.
“It was a pathetic sight this morning. What
attracted us was a bang and before we knew
what was happening, we saw the
motorcyclist, a man, his wife and their male
child sprawled on the ground. They were
flung in different directions on the road.
“Another vehicle even ran over the man. To
avoid further damage to the corpses, people
started flagging down vehicles plying the
route. Just then, some policemen from
Sagamu division arrived the scene and took
the bodies away,” an eyewitness, Adewusi
Oladimeji told Vanguard.
The policemen reportedly found an identity
card on the commercial motorcyclist bearing
the name Olatunji.
One of the sympathizers was said to have
identified the passenger and his wife as Mr
and Mrs Yaya Mogaji, and the baby as the
couple’s one and half-year-old baby, their
only child.
The bodies were said to have been removed
by the policemen including the wrecked
motorbike.
Investigation, according to police sources,
was ongoing with a view to apprehending the
fleeing driver of the commercial bus.