9 passengers confirmed dead as 40ft container crushes bus in Lagos

Nine passengers have been confirmed killed as a 40ft container landed upon a mini commercial bus, popularly known as ‘korope’, crushing the bus and causing the fatality of colossal proportion.

Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), on Sunday, who confirmed the incident, said their officials rescued one victim who was trapped inside the bus on Ojuelegba Bridge in Lagos.