One person was killed while three others sustained serious injuries in a road crash involving a Lexus Jeep along the Coastal Road inward Eko Hotel, Lagos, on Friday.
The accident involved a grey Lexus Jeep 350 with registration number LSD 554 KV, which reportedly lost control, crashed into a roadside pole and overturned.
According to a statement by the Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Adebayo Taofiq, preliminary security information indicated that the crash resulted in three serious injuries and one fatality.
“Preliminary security information indicated that the vehicle reportedly lost control, violently collided with a roadside pole and subsequently overturned, resulting in three seriously injured victims and one fatality,” the statement said.
LASTMA operatives monitoring traffic around the Coastal Road axis quickly responded to the scene, secured the area and facilitated emergency assistance.
The three injured victims were reportedly rescued from the vehicle with the help of Good Samaritans and taken to Duck-Yard Hospital within the Military Zone for urgent medical attention.
Security personnel from Victoria Island also reinforced the operation, while LASTMA officials removed the damaged vehicle from the road to prevent further accidents and restore normal traffic flow.
The General Manager of LASTMA, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, commiserated with the family of the deceased and urged motorists to exercise caution while driving.
He warned that “excessive speed, reckless driving and loss of vehicular control could have devastating and irreversible consequences for motorists and other road users.”
Bakare-Oki also urged motorists and members of the public to report road crashes, vehicle breakdowns, obstructions and other emergencies through the LASTMA toll-free short code, 3367, for prompt intervention.