One person has been confirmed dead in a boat accident that occurred in the Ikoyi area of Lagos State.
Fifteen passengers were said to have been rescued during the incident, which happened around 6:50pm on Wednesday.
The spokesperson for the Lagos State Waterways Authority, Wuraola Alake, in a statement, noted that the ferry which had 17 passengers on board collided with a submerged shoreline concrete at a construction site around the power line corridor at the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge.
“At about 6.50pm today Wednesday 21, 2024, an Ibeshe bound passenger ferry named T-Ben, having departed from Addax jetty, had a collision with a submerged shoreline concrete at a construction site around the power line corridor at the Lekki Ikoyi Link Bridge.
“15 out of the 17 passengers said to be on board this boat have been rescued with one casualty confirmed, while rescue effort is still ongoing as at the time of issuing this statement,” she said.
Alake further disclosed that officers from the Search and Rescue Unit of the agency and other volunteers were still carrying out further rescue operations.
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