One person has died and three others sustained serious injuries in a road crash involving a Lexus Jeep 350 along the Coastal Road towards Eko Hotel in Lagos.
The crash occurred on Friday, according to a statement by the Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Adebayo Taofiq.
The statement said the grey Lexus Jeep, with registration number LSD 554 KV, reportedly lost control, collided with a roadside pole and overturned.
“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 along the Coastal Road axis quickly mobilised to the scene, secured the area and facilitated emergency response.
The three injured victims were extricated from the vehicle with the assistance of Good Samaritans and taken to Duck-Yard Hospital within the Military Zone for urgent medical treatment, according to the statement.
Security personnel from Victoria Island also provided reinforcement, while LASTMA officers removed the wrecked vehicle from the carriageway to prevent further accidents and restore normal traffic flow.
The General Manager of LASTMA, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, condoled with the family of the deceased and urged motorists to exercise caution on the roads.
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 LASTMA’s toll-free short code, 3367, for prompt intervention.
