A yet-to-be-identified male pedestrian has been killed by a speeding driver in the early hours of Tuesday, in Ketu, along the Mile 12- Ikorodu Expressway of Lagos State.
The Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Mr. Adebayo Taofiq confirmed the development in a statement.
Taofiq said that the multiple fatal accident around 6:45 am.
According to the statement, preliminary investigations revealed that an Inter-State Toyota Hiase commercial bus (NSW 216 XA) fully loaded with pepper and other perishable goods while on a high speed lost control as a result of a brake failure rammed into another 2 commercial Volkswagen buses and killed a pedestrian waiting to board bus at Ketu Bus Stop by Demurin Junction along Ikorodu Road, Lagos.
The statement reads in part, “Another trapped female passenger inside one of the Volkswagen commercial bus was rescued by LASTMA personnel and immediately handed over to Officials of the Lagos State Ambulance Service.
“While the commercial bus driver was immediately approhended by LASTMA personnel, @PoliceNG men from Alapere Police Station provided security backup during the rescue operations.
“LASTMA Olawaye Olugbenga (Head, Zone 32 Ketu) who led the rescue operations confirmed that his team immediately evacuated all commercial buses involved in the multiple accident to pave ways for an unhindered free vehicular movement inward Kosofe, Mile 12 area.”
The General Manager of LASTMA Mr. Olalekan Bakare-Oki appealed to pedestrians to always stay at government designated bus stops to board commercial buses.
He however warned both commercial and private car drivers to stop over-speeding and ensure their vehicles are properly checked including the braking system before embarking on any journey within or outside Lagos.
