Two persons were burnt to death on Friday when commercial bus, popularly known as Danfo, caught fire at Maryland area of Lagos State.
Five others sustained various degrees of injury in the incident.
The General Manager of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Adesina Tiamiyu, confirmed the incident.
Tiamiyu said he received a distress call regarding a commercial bus that accidentally caught fire while on top speed at Cane Village, Maryland around 2.55pm.
Preliminary investigation conducted by the agency’s Emergency Response Team at the scene of the incident revealed that the Danfo, with registration number KTU 479 XQ, was coming from Yaba on top speed.
The driver was said to have lost control after hitting a jeep, with the bus falling on its side and catching fire.
Two of the female passengers in the bus were burnt beyond recognition.
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