The crowd attacked the BRT driver, set the bus on fire because it hit a motorcyclist and killed him

An angry mob attacked and beat a Bus Rapid Transit system bus driver on Friday and torched his bus in Ikorodu area of ​​Lagos State following a horrific accident between the bus and a motorcyclist.

However, the bus driver was rescued from the attacking gang by police and officials of the Lagos Neighborhood Security Corps who intervened and took him to safety.

The incident which occurred at the Ogolonto bus stop along the Ikorodu road axis reportedly resulted in the death of a motorcyclist.

The Public Relations Officer of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Amodu Shakiru, confirmed the incident.

He said firefighters received an emergency call at around 10:21 a.m. and personnel who arrived at the scene found the BRT bus engulfed in flames.

“We received information at around 10.21, and when we arrived at the scene, we met the BRT bus at the Ogolonto Bus Stop, along Ikorodu Road, and we managed to extinguish the fire in the bus.

“It was reported that an injured person set the bus on fire because of an accident involving a BRT bus. The driver was beaten, but is still alive. He was rescued by security officers and has received medical treatment,” he said.

Shakiru added that he could not provide further details regarding the accident.

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Another X user, @AkinlabiOlabod1, also reported that a BRT bus had been burned by residents in the Ogolonto area.

The burning of the bus coincided with reports of other traffic accidents in the Ogolonto area.

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, in a post on

LASTMA said the accident was reportedly caused by brake failure and there were no casualties.

The agency added that vehicles had been moved to one side of the road while its officials worked to resolve the incident and regulate traffic flow in the area.