The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has confirmed a deadly road traffic accident that occurred early Sunday along Ikorodu Road, Lagos.
The crash happened opposite Olabode House, after Anthony and before Obanikoro, claiming the lives of an adult female and an eight-month-old baby, while several others were injured.
In a statement, LASTMA said preliminary investigations showed that a red long Tata commercial bus travelling at high speed from Palmgroove inward Anthony suddenly lost control and rammed into another vehicle coming from the opposite direction.
” In a catastrophic sequence of events, the bus veered off its lane, violently breached the median barrier and careened into the opposing carriageway, where it forcefully collided with a moving Volkswagen commercial bus conveying passengers from Anthony toward Palmgroove.
“The sheer violence of the impact resulted in the instantaneous death of an adult female passenger aboard the Volkswagen bus, while an eight-month-old female infant tragically succumbed to injuries sustained in the collision.
” The untimely and heartrending loss of such tender and innocent lives has plunged the entire corridor and indeed the wider community into profound mourning,” the statement said.
LASTMA added that its operatives, with the support of members of the public, immediately launched a coordinated rescue and recovery operation.
“A total of ten (10) victims, including the drivers of both vehicles were successfully extricated from the mangled wreckage, all sustaining varying degrees of serious injuries. Six (6) trapped passengers were rescued from the Volkswagen commercial bus, while four (4) others were evacuated from the red Tata bus.
“To avert secondary collisions and safeguard other road users, LASTMA personnel swiftly secured and cordoned off the entire accident scene and efficiently evacuated the wrecked vehicles from the expressway thereby restoring seamless vehicular flow along the main carriageway of Ikorodu Road.
“The Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS) promptly transported the injured victims to nearby medical facilities for immediate and comprehensive medical attention, while officials of the State Environmental Health Monitoring Unit (SEHMU) respectfully recovered and evacuated the remains of the deceased infant and adult female. Security operatives from the Ilupeju Police Division provided indispensable security coverage throughout the duration of the rescue and recovery exercise.
“The General Manager of LASTMA, Olalekan Bakare-Oki conveyed his deepest condolences to the bereaved families, with particular empathy extended to the distraught mother of the deceased infant, who also sustained severe injuries and is presently undergoing medical treatment,” the statement said.
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