BRT bus set ablaze after it crushed and killed 'okada' rider in Abule Egba, Lagos

There was pandemonium at Abule-Egba area of Lagos on Monday night when one of the buses in the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) fleet crushed a motorcycle and killed one of the people riding on it. 

The incident occurred about 10p.m. at U-turn Bus Stop, on Lagos - Abeokuta Expressway, Abule-Egba, Lagos. A witness said that the commercial motorcycle popularly called Okada was crushed while maneuvering to get ahead of the bus. It was, however, not clear whether passengers were on-board the bus or not. There is also controversy over the number of people on the motorcycle at the time of the accident.


Some of the people who spoke with newsmen said the motorcycle rider was alone when the accident happened, but others said the motorcycle was carrying two people and that the rider fled immediately after the accident.

For over 30 minutes, there was an argument between sympathisers and commercial motorcyclists over who should be blamed for the accident.

Hooligans eventually took over the argument and set the bus ablaze.

Confirming the incident, the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Ngozi Braide, said police officers attached to Oko-Oba Police Division had removed the corpse to a nearby mortuary.