The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has rescued 17 people after a compressed natural gas-powered commercial bus caught fire following a reported gas explosion along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
One other passenger sustained severe burn injuries in the incident, which occurred at Berger Bus Stop on the Lagos-bound section of the expressway.
The authority disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday by its Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, Adebayo Taofiq.
According to LASTMA, the bus, with registration number EKY 798 YK, was carrying 18 occupants, including the driver, from the Mowe-Ibafo axis towards Lagos when it reportedly caught fire.
The statement read, “The unfortunate incident involved 18 occupants travelling from the Mowe-Ibafo axis towards Lagos when the fully loaded vehicle reportedly caught fire, triggering panic among passengers and other motorists plying the busy expressway.
