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BY PHILIP NWOSU
Tragedy struck on Tuesday, in Ago Palace way area of Lagos, after a vehicle which was being chased by an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), rammed into a tricycle, killing a pregnant woman and her two children
The tricycle operator was also killed in the accident which occured on Tuesday morning.
Witnesses told sunnewsonline.com that one of the LASTMA officials at Okota Roundabout was trying to take over the steering of a Toyota Sienna vehicle from the driver while in motion.
It was alleged that the driver had violated traffic rules.
In the process, the vehicle reportedly lost control and rammed into a tricycle on Bayo Oyewale Street.
The pregnant woman was said to be taking her children to school when tragedy struck.
The incident sparked a protest, as an irate mob descended on the LASTMA official.
The timely intervention of a team of policemen saved the official from being lynched, as the officers fired tear gas cannisters to disperse the mob.
Angry resident erected bonfire disrupting vehicular movement within the area.
Details soon…
