13 persons rescued, two missing in boat mishap.

Segun Oladipupo

The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) said it rescued 13 passengers from a boat accident along the creek in Ojo Local Government Area as two were missing and three fatalities recorded on Tuesday.

In a statement signed by the General Manager of LASWA, Oluwadamilola Emmanuel, the incident occurred at 6:10 pm when two boats were involved in a collision.

The statement stated that “There were 10 passengers in a boat coming from Ojo jetty and eight passengers in another coming from the irewe community when the incident occurred.
18 passengers in total were involved with 13 rescued alive, three fatalities and two still missing.(an adult and a child) as at press time

“Search and Rescue operation is ongoing by relevant state agencies and the Local Community who were the first responders.

“Preliminary investigations by the Authority revealed that the incident was caused due to reckless driving on the part of boat captains as one of them wasn’t in his right of way.

“Further investigations would be thoroughly carried out by the Authority and those found wanting will be sanctioned according,” it stated.