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By Christopher Oji
Two people have been confirmed dead, while many others were injured in two separate accidents at Alfred Rewane Road, by Marriage Registry intersection, Ikoyi, and Unity Bus/Stop inward Isheri Roundabout, after General Hospital, Isheri, Igando, Lagos.
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority( LATSMA), Zonal Head in Isheri, Mr Afolalu Gbenga, who confirmed the accidents, disclosed that two people, a pedestrian and a passenger, died instantly in an accident that involved a PSP truck and Honda Civic car, with registration number APP 79 HF, at Isheri Roundabout, immediately after the General Hospital.
Gbega further disclosed that the dead victims were immediately handed over to medical personnel of LASAMBUS, present at the scene of the accident by LASTMA officials.
The Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, LASTMA, Mr.Adebayo Taofiq said: “Investigation has revealed that a Honda Civic car lost control from the other end of the road, as a result of over speeding, and ran into a stationary PSP truck packing refuse by the road side at Isheri.
“The vehicles involved in the accident (PSP truck & Honda Civic car) were removed from the road by LSTMA Officials, in order not to cause serious impediment to free flow of traffic. In a related development, another two severe accident victims and many others were rushed to the hospital around Lagos Island for treatment by LATSMA officers around Ikoyi, Lagos.
“The accident, according to LASTMA head of enforcement team around Ikoyi, Bravo Age Lukman, involved a LAWMA truck and a LT commercial bus, with number plate: MUS 625 XY, around Alfred Rewane Road by marriage registry intersection inward Golden Gate, Ikoyi. Preliminary investigation revealed that the fully loaded LT commercial bus had a brake failure and ran into a moving LAWMA truck, close to an intersection with high speed.”
Bravo Lukman further disclosed that while the driver of the LT commercial bus sustained serious internal injury on his back, his ‘motor boy’ had his right leg bone broken (fracture).
While the serious accident victims were rushed to the hospital, the PSP trucks and the commercial LT bus were moved to Ikoyi Police Station for further investigations.
