5 dead in road crashes in Lagos
Five people died and five others sustained serious injuries in two separate road crashes along the Lekki-Epe Expressway in Lagos on Thursday. Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) General Manager, Mr. Olalekan Bakare-Oki, confirmed the incidents in a statement. He said the first accident occurred early Thursday at Abijo Bus Stop, inward Epe, where a […]
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Five people died and five others sustained serious injuries in two separate road crashes along the Lekki-Epe Expressway in Lagos on Thursday.
Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) General Manager, Mr. Olalekan Bakare-Oki, confirmed the incidents in a statement.
He said the first accident occurred early Thursday at Abijo Bus Stop, inward Epe, where a Mitsubishi pick-up (AKD 733 JM) lost control due to excessive speed and rammed into a stationary Craneburg Construction truck.
Four occupants, three men and a woman, died on the spot, while three injured female passengers were rescued and handed over to the Eleko Police Division for medical attention.
In a separate overnight crash at the Frajend axis inward Bogije, a Toyota Escort SUV, also speeding, collided with a parked Dangote truck.
He said the driver died instantly, while two passengers sustained severe injuries and were taken by the Elemoro Police Division to a nearby hospital.