Four Injured Including An Expatriate In Lagos Accident

No fewer than four people were seriously injured on Tuesday in an accident involving two vehicles on the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway, Lagos State.

An official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, told PUNCH Metrothat among the injured was an expatriate, who “broke his spinal cord and a pedestrian, who was drenched in blood”.

It was learnt that one of the vehicles, a Pathfinder, had a brake failure and rammed into a pole, snapping it into two in the process.

The second vehicle, a Honda, reportedly somersaulted several times before crashing into the Pathfinder.

The spokesperson for LASTMA, Mrs. Bola Ajao, confirmed the incident.

She warned that motorists should reduce their speed to avoid a recurrence of the incident.

“The crash was avoidable. Lagosians need to learn patience.

“We don’t know the fate of those rushed to the hospital because they were seriously injured,” she said.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Kenneth Nwosu, said he would call back, but had yet to do so as of press time.

Punch