- Safiu Kehinde
A BRT bus en route to CMS from Ikorodu has on Saturday morning bursted into flames in Lagos.
The incident reportedly occured along Maryland axis of the state.
Emergency responders, including officers of the Nigeria Police Force, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), fire services, and local security personnel, swiftly arrived at the scene to contain the blaze.
While no casualty was recorded, one of the passengers who spoke with Channels TV correspondent disclosed the fire started as smoke from the driver’s side.
According to her, the passengers initially thought the smoke emanated from other buses; however, the slight smoke soon worsened, immediately sending them into panic mode.
“As soon as we saw that the smoke grew bigger, we immediately rushed off the bus before the fire ignited”, she said.
She added that the driver fled the scene immediately after the fire started.
“The driver and the conductor ran away. They didn’t even wait to see what would happen to us.
“Definitely, they knew what happened. They knew the bus was bad before putting it on the road and risking our lives,” she alleged.