Tag: BRT Bus
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Many injured as BRT bus tumbles in Lagos
Many passengers were on Friday injured when a fully loaded Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) bus suddenly fell off it’s dedicated lane along Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway near Iyana-Ipaja.
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Just In: BRT driver who crashed into train arraigned for manslaughter
A Lagos State Bus Rapid Transit driver, Osibanjo Oluwaseun, who collided with a moving train at Ikeja and allegedly killed six people was, on Tuesday, arraigned before Ikeja High Court. The defendant, who was arraigned before Justice Oyindamola Ogala, is facing 16 counts charge bordering on involuntary manslaughter and previous harm, preferred against him by…
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Lagos train/bus collision: BRT driver to face 16-count charge
The Lagos State Ministry of Justice has set up plans to prosecute Oluwaseun Osibanjo, the driver of the BRT bus that collided with a moving train in Lagos with a 16-count charge of manslaughter and grievous bodily harm.
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FG orders probe into cause of Lagos train-bus crash, as NRC, LASEMA react
The Federal Government has ordered probe into the cause of Thursday’s Lagos train-bus crash that occurred at PWD area of the state, killing six people and injured 96. This was as the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) and the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) have blamed the driver of the Lagos State Government staff bus…
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Slain female BRT passenger, Bamise finally laid to rest in Lagos
The late Bamise Ayanwola, who died after boarding a blue Bus Rapid Transport (BRT)scheme, in February has been finally laid to rest. Her remains was buried at the Atan Cemetery, Yaba, in Lagos on Friday.
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Bamise’s death: Sanwo-Olu explains why BRT bus didn’t have camera
Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has claimed the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) that the late Oluwabamishe Ayanwole boarded, was locally supplied and has no inbuilt camera. On February 26, Oluwabamise closed from work and was on her way to visit her brother, Pelumi, when she boarded the bus around Chevron Bus-
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Ayanwole Oluwabamise’s killer BRT driver arrested by Lagos Police
The Bus Rapid Transit (BRT ) driver where 22 -year old Fashion designer, Ayanwole Oluwabamise boarded and got killed has been found and arrested by the Police in Lagos. A statement released by Lagos state police command spokesman, Adekunle Ajisebutu confirms his arrest, however, he has refused to go into details of his arrest but…
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Lagos woman declares daughter missing, accuses BRT driver of abducting her
An unknown driver working with Lagos Bus services Limited is being charged with the alleged abduction of 21-year-old Lagos based fashion designer. The lady whose name has been given as Bamise Ayanwole was said to be missing after she boarded a LBSL bus popularly known as Blue BRT at Chevron area of Lekki on her…
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BREAKING: BRT bus conveying 45 passengers bursts into flames in Lagos
Passengers scampered for safety as a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) bus conveying 45 persons suddenly caught fire on Monday close to Anthony Bus Stop, Ikorodu Road, Lagos, causing panic among road users. Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, Acting Zonal Coordinator, South West Zonal Office, NEMA, confirmed the development in a statement issued in Lagos. Farinloye said the…