Eight people died, and eight others were injured in a tragic road accident on Sunday at Atura Bus Stop along the Badagry Expressway in Lagos State.
The crash involved a 16-seater commercial Mazda bus (KJA 811 YF) and a DAF truck (T1 4636 LA).
According to the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), the bus driver lost control at high speed, leading to a fatal collision.
The impact killed eight passengers instantly, including the driver and conductor, while eight survivors were rescued with varying injuries.
A joint emergency response team—comprising LASTMA, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), police, and soldiers—swiftly evacuated the casualties to Badagry General Hospital.
LASTMA’s General Manager, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, visited the scene, expressing condolences to grieving families and urging stricter road safety compliance. “This tragic loss could have been avoided with defensive driving and proper speed control,” he said.
He also highlighted Lagos State’s efforts to enhance traffic safety, including speed-limiting measures and emergency response strategies under Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s THEMES Plus Agenda.
The accident follows another deadly crash in Ogun State, where 10 people died on Saturday at Ome Bridge near Ijebu Ode. Authorities continue to warn against speeding and reckless driving to prevent further tragedies.
Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.
Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.
He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.
Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).
He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.
He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.
Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled: Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.
