One person is said to have died on Monday when a passenger bus plunged into a canal at the Iyana-Oworo area of Lagos State.
Witnesses said the commercial vehicle was conveying people believed to be attending a party in the area when the driver lost control on the narrow bridge leading to the sand-fill community.
Coolers and other kitchen utensils could be seen on the murky water with other personal belongings within the upturned bus.
Those present at the time of the incident said all occupants of the vehicle were reportedly rescued by passersby.
The rescue operation was said to have gone well until the passengers in the vehicle, who could not account for one of their own, raised the alarm.
On return to the accident scene, the victim – a woman – was seen unconscious, While efforts were made to resuscitate her, she eventually died at a nearby hospital, Channels TV reported.
The sand-fill area within Iyana-Oworo is a community at the exit point of the 3rd mainland bridge outbound Lagos Island.
Authorities are expected to give a comprehensive brief about the incident, soon. (Channels TV)
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