Labour Strike: Three Die In Auto Crash In Lagos

Two pregnant women and a commercial motorcyclist were yesterday killed in Lagos when a commercial bus collided with a motorbike.

LEADERSHIP learnt that the driver of the commercial bus took? advantage of the fact that the Lagos-Abeokuta Express Way was free because of the ongoing strike by the organised labour, to drive against the traffic.

The driver allegedly increased his speed when police officers at Ijaye tried to stop him for driving against traffic. By the time he got to Ahmaddiyah bus stop,the driver tried to cross to one of the roads adjacent to the expressway.

It was in the process that the bus collided with a commercial motorcycle leading to the death of the rider.

The two pregnant women were among the passengers in the commercial bus.

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