The accident scene. Photo credit: Christabel Ndoeche
Many people on Thursday were left injured following a road accident in the Sagamu axis of Ogun State, with several victims seen lying on the road in a video obtained by our correspondent.
The video showed some of the victims lying motionless on the ground, while onlookers wept in the background.
Several men were also seen attempting to rescue victims trapped inside a badly damaged commercial bus.
The number of casualties could not be immediately ascertained as of the time of filing this report.
However, an eyewitness who spoke with our correspondent confirmed that an ambulance had been called to the scene and had arrived to attend to the victims.
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The eyewitness said emergency responders reacted after being contacted and the caller shared their live location through WhatsApp.
“When I called, they responded well. I had to send my live location via WhatsApp and there was a response that the team are coming.
“More than one came again because there are lots of casualties,” the eyewitness said.
The source further confirmed that the ambulance was still at the scene as of the time of the conversation with our correspondent.
Our correspondent contacted the Ogun State Police Command and the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency for further details about the accident, but neither had responded as of the time of filing this report.
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