Several injured in Sagamu road accident

The accident scene. Photo credit: Christabel Ndoeche

Many people were injured on Thursday in a road accident in Sagamu, Ogun State. A video sent to our reporter showed several victims lying on the road, some motionless, while bystanders cried in the background.

In the video, some men were seen trying to help victims stuck inside a badly damaged commercial bus. The exact number of injured people was not known at the time of this report.

An eyewitness spoke with our reporter and confirmed that an ambulance had been called to the scene and had arrived to help the victims.

The eyewitness said emergency responders acted quickly after they were contacted. The caller sent their location through WhatsApp to help the team find the place.

“When I called, they responded well. I had to send my live location via WhatsApp and they said they were on their way.

“More than one came again because there are lots of casualties,” the eyewitness said. The source added that the ambulance was still at the scene during their conversation with our reporter.

Our reporter reached out to the Ogun State Police Command and the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency for more information about the accident. But neither had responded at the time of this report.