There have been speculations that men of the FRSC had a role in the unfortunate incident.
However, the FRSC sector commander in Lagos, Olusegun Ogungbemide, said the articulated truck lost control, resulting in the death of “unverified number of students and leaving many injured.”
He explained that the men of FRSC were called upon by passersby to help intervene after the crash had occurred.
Ogungbemide said about seven of the victims were rescued and immediately taken to Lagos State Emergency Centre Ojota by FRSC personnel while another road user helped in carrying about seven also to the same emergency centre.
He urged members of the public to "disregard the information been circulated by some people that FRSC men caused the crash."
The sector commander added:
“We want to place on record that our men were not in any way involved in the cause of the crash as patrol activities was not ongoing along that axis as at the time of the crash.”
He commiserated with the families of the deceased and prayed that God will grant them the fortitude to bear the irreplaceable loss, and also prayed that the injured will recuperate fast.
Today a truck reportedly suffered a brake failure and rammed into school children along Isheri Road in Lagos state, though the exact number of casualties was yet to be ascertained.
Our source gathered that the children were returning from school when the incident occurred.
Witnesses were cited as saying that the truck driver ran into the children just outside Ojodu Grammar School and sped away.
An eyewitness was quoted as saying:
“THe driver was pursued and caught around Ogba and was brought back to the Ojodu Police Station. That is why the youth are attacking the police station.”
Meanwhile, following the pandemonium that trailed the unfortunate incident, the RRS Patrol teams and divisional police units have reportedly restored normalcy to the area.
A Facebook post by Lagos Monitoring Team said the area is calm and safe for road users.
"The number of casualties can't be determined now, but it was confirmed that a number of students sadly lost their lives," the post read.
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