3 confirmed dead in boat capsize - lagos
20-seater passenger boat capsize in Lagos three persons have been confirmed dead and five missing
Three dead, five missing as boat capsize in Lagos
No fewer than three persons have been confirmed dead and five missing by Lagos State Government after a passenger boat capsized on the lagoon.
Vanguard gathered that the 20-seater passenger boat including two boat operators, capsized when it collided with another wooden boat on Wednesday evening. Immediately after the mishap, eyewitness disclosed that 12 passengers were rescued by the emergency management agencies and Lagos State Waterways Authority, LASWA officials. Other agencies were Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Lagos State Ambulance Services, LASAMBUS, State Environmental Health Management Unit, SEHMU. It was gathered that the accident would have been prevented if the boat operator had adhered to LASWA cautions against night operation in the state.
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