Four die in fire, road crashes in Lagos

Four people including three children have been confirmed dead and two others injured in separate fire and road accidents that occurred in Lagos.

According to The Nation, the fire incident happened around 11 pm on Saturday at 5, Olorunsogo Street, Ejigbo.

It was gathered that the fire which was caused by a lit candle, burnt a three-year-old, Michael, to death and also destroyed properties in 10 rooms.

The same Saturday, a truck in reverse gear crushed one Gbolahan Aina, 49, to death in the Ogba area of the state.

It was gathered that the driver identified as Godwin Donatus, put his truck with registration number KJA74XO on reverse gear around 6:45 am at Henry Carr Street, by Guinness Nigeria PLC, without noticing Aina at the back.

As he reversed the heavy-duty vehicle, he climbed on the victim and crushed him to death.

The driver, it was learnt, immediately ran to Isokoko Police Division, reported what transpired and policemen followed him to the scene for an on-the-spot investigation.

At the Palmgrove area of Lagos State, an unregistered Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) bus rammed into a mother and her children crossing the lane around 1:30 pm on Saturday, killing a five-year-old boy, Malik.

The woman, Rofiat and her other son, Basit, two-year-old were said to have been critically injured and were rushed to the hospital where they were admitted.

Police spokesman, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incidents saying that the bodies were evacuated to the mortuary for autopsy. He added that the vehicles involved in the road accident were moved to the nearest police stations.

He identified the killer BRT driver as Sunday Bukola, 35, adding that he was later apprehended after he fled the scene of the accident.

Hundeyin also confirmed that a 10-year-old boy, Chukwudi, was yesterday killed by a commercial bus at Doyin Bus Stop, while on his way to church with his father and siblings.

He said the boy’s father, Bernard, filed a complaint at the Bode Thomas Police Station, saying the incident occurred around 7:30 am.

“The father reported that they were standing at the culvert at Doyin Bus Stop, along Iganmu/Mile 2 Expressway when a coastal commercial bus with registration number JJE134XK, driven by one Waidi Saheed, 65, who was allegedly on top speed, hit the boy and smashed his skull.

“He said the boy died on the spot. When the complaint was received, the DPO moved to the scene with his men.

“In the course of evacuating the body, miscreants attacked them with stones and bottles but the officers were able to repel them following the deployment of reinforcements.

“The body was evacuated and the driver was later arrested. The bus was also taken into custody. Investigation is ongoing,” he said.