SAD END: Lagos BRT Bus Crushes 5-Year-Old To Death

A five-year-old boy has been reportedly killed in a fatal motor accident involving an unregistered Bus Rapid Transit, BRT on Saturday at about 1: 30pm in the Palmgroove area of Lagos.

The toddler identified as Maliki alongside his mother Rofiat and sibling Basit were crossing the BRT lane at Palmgroove inward Onipanu when they were knocked down by the BRT bus driven by Sunday Bukola.

It was learned that the hit-and-run driver, Sunday Bukola drove off while Malik died on the spot while his mother Rofiat and brother Basit were rushed to the hospital where they are currently receiving treatment for various degrees of injuries.

Confirming the incident, the Spokesperson Lagos State Police Command SP Benjamin Hundeyin said: “The corpse has been evacuated and deposited at the mortuary.

The driver was later arrested and is in police custody. The investigation is ongoing.