BRT bus crushes five-year-old to death in Lagos

• The BRT driver, Sunday Bukola, reportedly crushed the victim, his brother, and his mother as they attempted to cross the BRT lane.

A five-year-old boy simply identified as Malik has been killed in an accident involving a Bus Rapid Transit in Lagos State.

The incident happened at Palmgroove in the Onipanu area of the State on Sunday afternoon.

The BRT driver, Sunday Bukola, reportedly crushed the victim, his brother, and his mother as they attempted to cross the BRT lane.

A police source disclosed that the deceased died on the spot while his sibling and mother sustained varying degrees of injuries.

“The bus driver hit the deceased, his mom, and his brother. Their names are Malik, aged 5 years old, and Basit, who is two years old.

“They were crossing the BRT lane at Palm Grove. They were rushed to the hospital, but Malik died on the spot, while Rofiat and Basit were rushed to the hospital, where they were receiving treatment for various degrees of injury” Punch quoted the source as saying.

The state’s command Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident.

He added that the driver has been arrested and an investigation is ongoing.

He said, “The corpse has been evacuated and deposited at the mortuary. The driver was later arrested and is in police custody, and an investigation is ongoing.”