Sad! BRT Bus Crushes Okada Man to Death in Ikorodu Area Of Lagos (PHOTOS)

Panic gripped the Agric area of Ikorodu, Lagos on Thursday 25th of Feb. 2016 when a BRT vehicle crushed a commercial motorcycle rider, Taiwo Adeleye, to death. The deceased was said to have fallen on the BRT corridor and his head smashed open by the bus’ rear tire. Adeleye was said to have dropped off a passenger and wanted to return to the road to pick another when he fell into the barricade and onto the ground. The bus then climbed on his head, crushing it and splattering  his brain all over the road.

A security officer, who gave a different account, said the accident was caused by a jeep which hit the motorbike rider sending him crashing on the ground before the bus climbed and killed him. The security officer said the jeep had sped off ignorant of the damage it had caused.

There would have been a major breakdown of order but for the heavy presence of the police in the area as other bike riders were said to have been mobilising to cause mayhem on other BRT buses on the route. The Rapid Response Squad was said to have responded swiftly to distress calls and hovered the area with their chopper before their vehicles arrived the scene.  The bus driver, Oguntoyinbo Akinola, was later arrested by the police.