Mother, child die in motor accident, 10 others injured

By Chrostopher Oji

A mother and  her eight months old baby ,yesterday  died in a  motor accident, along Ikorodu road,Lagos .

Ten other persons who were critically injured were rescued from the mangled vehicles  to the hospital for medical attention.  LASTMA spokespersman , Adebayo Taofiq described the multiple collision as horrific, adding that his agency is saddened by the incident.

He added,”The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has announced with profound sorrow and grave solemnity, the occurrence of a  fatal road traffic collision that unfolded earlier today, along Ikorodu Road, Lagos, precisely opposite Olabode House, after Anthony and before Obanikoro.

“The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has announced with profound sorrow and grave solemnity, the occurrence of a ghastly and fatal road traffic collision that unfolded earlier today along Ikorodu Road, Lagos, precisely opposite Olabode House, after Anthony and before Obanikoro.

“Preliminary findings indicate that a red long Tata commercial bus propelled at an excessive and perilous velocity from Palmgroove inward Anthony, suddenly lost mechanical and directional control. 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. In a display of exceptional professionalism, promptness and operational dexterity, LASTMA operatives supported by well-meaning members of the public, immediately activated a coordinated rescue and recovery operation.”