THANK GOD..........Tragedy averted as commercial bus fully loaded with 24 passengers almost plunge into Lagos Lagoon

24 passengers in a commercial bus were saved this morning after the bus almost plunged into the Lagos lagoon under the third mainland bridge.

According to eyewitnesses, the bus conveying 24 persons including the driver and condductor, was heading towards Lagos Island when it somersaulted on the Third Mainland Bridge but was prevented from plunging into the Lagos Lagoon by the crash barrier on the side of the road.

Most of the passengers sustained varied degrees of injuries.
The victims have been evacuated from the scene by men of the LASEMA response unit and are receiving medical attention at a state owned hospital.