Two Islamic clerics were feared killed on Saturday after their car collided with a bus and plunged into a canal at the Iyana Ipaja area of Lagos State.
It was gathered that the victims, simply identified as Alhaji Akinsola Al-Ameen and Muyideen Thiamiyu, were coming back from Ikorodu when their vehicle had a tyre burst around 10pm.
According to eyewitnesses, after the tyre burst, Thiamiyu, who was the driver, lost control of the vehicle.
The driver was said to be attempting to bring the jeep to a halt when a big yellow bus ,with number plate FKJ 201 SH rammed into them, causing both vehicles to veer off the expressway into a canal.
According to a relative of Al-Ameen, the clerics were on their way to the Ifo area of Ogun State when the unfortunate incident occurred.
The relative said, “Although Al-Ameen was not the one driving the jeep, he was the owner of the vehicle. He was 64 years and the Zonal Missioner of Shams ul Deen, an Islamic society.
“The driver of the vehicle, Thiamiyu, was 50 years and he was the Zonal Missioner of the Shasha branch of Shams ul Deen.
“Both of them had gone for a religious programme in Ikorodu and were on their way back to Ifo when the accident occurred.”
It was further learnt that shortly after the accident, the driver of the bus, later identified by the police as Ibeabuchi, fled the scene.
The General Manager, LASEMA, Dr. Femi Oke-Osayintolu, said the corpses had been handed over to the police.
“Around 10pm on Saturday, a Toyota Pathfinder with number plate, FKJ 516 AL collided with a bus at Pleasure Bus Stop, inward Abule Egba, and fell into the canal. Bodies of the deceased persons have been handed over to the police,” he said.
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