Barely 48 hours after two separate accidents in Lagos and Ogun states left one particular person useless and 6 others injured, a yet-to-be-identified driver and a pedestrian have misplaced their lives in two separate accidents that occurred alongside the Lagos-Ibadan and Lagos-Abeokuta expressways on Wednesday.
PUNCH Metro learnt that the motive force had died after ramming right into a shifting truck alongside the secretariat space of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway whereas the pedestrian was knocked by a wrong-way driver alongside the Ifo space of the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway on the identical day.
The spokesperson for the Lagos State Site visitors Administration Authority, Adebayo Taofiq, who confirmed the incident in an announcement on Wednesday, mentioned the accident occurred resulting from brake failure and extreme rushing.
Taofiq famous that the deceased had been trapped within the wreckage brought on by the impression of the collision.
He mentioned, “The unlucky incident concerned a minibus, generally known as “Korope,” which collided with a shifting lengthy truck resulting from brake failure ensuing from extreme rushing.
“The extreme impression left the motive force of the minibus trapped inside the wreckage. Nevertheless, the swift and coordinated intervention of LASTMA officers ensured the speedy rescue of different passengers, all of whom emerged unscathed.
“In a collaborative effort, LASTMA officers, alongside LASAMBUS personnel and FRSC officers, labored relentlessly to extricate the trapped driver. Regrettably, regardless of their commendable efforts, the motive force was recovered lifeless. His stays had been subsequently handed over to FRSC personnel by LASTMA officers.”
In one other replace despatched to our correspondent by the spokesperson for the Ogun State Site visitors Compliance and Enforcement Company, Babatunde Akinbiyi, a pedestrian was knocked down by a wrong-way driver alongside the Ifo axis of Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway on Wednesday.
Based on Akinbiyi, the traffic-violating driver was unmindful of the pedestrian who was trying to cross the highway.
The impression of the collision led to the pedestrian’s demise.
“A deadly accident at Royal Inbound Abeokuta on Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway involving a pedestrian knocked down on the accident spot as he was making an attempt to cross the highway.
“The sufferer was taken to Ifo state morgue earlier than our arrival by the FRSC whereas, TRACE and Papa are on the bottom to maneuver the truck away from the highway to police custody for additional investigation,” Akinbiyi mentioned.