LASTMA nabs Togolese driver after speed-Induced crash on Lagos Island

By Efe Onodjae

Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) connected Monday apprehended a Togolese operator who knocked down a pedestrian portion driving astatine precocious velocity astir Adeniji Adele Intersection, inward Ilubirin, Lagos Island.

Eyewitnesses said the operator of a Mazda car with registration fig EPE 749 GS mislaid power portion recklessly speeding and rammed into a pedestrian who was attempting to transverse the road. The unfortunate was near critically injured and lying successful a excavation of blood.

In an effort to flight justice, the operator tried to fly the scene, but LASTMA officers gave him a blistery pursuit and yet arrested him. He was aboriginal handed implicit to policemen from the Adeniji Adele Division for further probe and prosecution.

Emergency responders from the Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS) were instantly called successful by LASTMA operatives, and the injured unfortunate was rushed to the General Hospital, Odan, Lagos Island, wherever helium is presently receiving treatment.

Reacting to the incident, the General Manager of LASTMA, Mr. Olalekan Bakare-Oki, warned motorists against reckless driving, stressing that overspeeding remains 1 of the starring causes of accidents successful Lagos.

While sympathising with the victim, Bakare-Oki wished him a speedy betterment and reiterated LASTMA’s committedness to ensuring information and orderliness crossed the state’s roads.

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