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Not less than 5 people including a child  were burnt to death as 'danfo' goes up in flames in Lagos



At least 6 people on Easter Monday were burnt burnt beyond recognition in an accident that occurred at the National Stadium flyover in Lagos today. According to reports, a commercial bus with passengers went up in flames as it descended from the flyover bridge this evening at about 6:30pm.

Officials of the Lagos state Emergency Managaement Authority LASEMA who arrived the scene after receiving a distress call, said five persons including a child, three women and a man, were burnt beyond recognition. Five others sustained serious burns and have been taken to the hospital. The cause of the fire hasn't yet been identified.
Should these danfo buses still be operating in Lagos state?

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