Female driver crushes eight to death in Lagos
Tragedy struck on Ilaje Road, in the Bariga area of Lagos State, after a female motorist in a LandCruiser Sport Utility Vehicle crushed eight pedestrians to death.
punchng.com gathered that among the dead were a pregnant woman, two siblings, an old woman and a man returning from his place of work.
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Several others were also said to have sustained varying degrees of injuries, including fractures and broken limbs in the Saturday incident which happened around 9pm.
The vehicle reportedly surged forward, crushing pedestrians and killing four of them on the spot.
A set of nine injured people were reportedly taken to the Gbagada General Hospital, among whom two died; while another set of seven casualties were later recovered.
It was learnt that two more corpses were found in the gutter on Sunday morning.
Angry youths were said to have gone to the scene and dragged the woman out of the SUV and beaten her up.
She was about to be lynched when some policemen from the Bariga Police Division intervened.
The spokesperson for the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Mahmud Hassan, said he was not aware of the incident.
He said, “The LASTMA officers on the ground said they did not see anything like that.”
The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dolapo Badmos, confirmed the incident, adding that the matter was under investigation.
She said, “I am aware of the tragic incident. Three people died on the spot, while four others were in critical condition as of Sunday. We are investigating the case.”
Several others were also said to have sustained varying degrees of injuries, including fractures and broken limbs in the Saturday incident which happened around 9pm.
The vehicle reportedly surged forward, crushing pedestrians and killing four of them on the spot.
A set of nine injured people were reportedly taken to the Gbagada General Hospital, among whom two died; while another set of seven casualties were later recovered.
It was learnt that two more corpses were found in the gutter on Sunday morning.
Angry youths were said to have gone to the scene and dragged the woman out of the SUV and beaten her up.
She was about to be lynched when some policemen from the Bariga Police Division intervened.
The spokesperson for the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Mahmud Hassan, said he was not aware of the incident.
He said, “The LASTMA officers on the ground said they did not see anything like that.”
The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dolapo Badmos, confirmed the incident, adding that the matter was under investigation.
She said, “I am aware of the tragic incident. Three people died on the spot, while four others were in critical condition as of Sunday. We are investigating the case.”
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