Accident: Normalcy returns to Lagos roads as LASEMA rescues hit-and-run victim

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) on Wednesday restored normalcy to Lagos roads after two separate accidents, one involving a teenager.
In a press statement signed by the agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, the first incident occurred at 5:10 am opposite the National Orthopaedic Hospital at Onipanu, inward Fadeyi, Lagos.
The agency swiftly deployed its team to the scene.
“Upon arrival, we discovered a road crash involving a HOWO truck with registration number T-36016LA and a black Toyota Camry with registration number FST-970KS, ” Oke-Osanyintolu disclosed.
A preliminary investigation revealed that reckless driving and overspeeding by the truck driver were responsible for the accident.
It was gathered that the Cobra Team of LASEMA, working collaboratively with officers of the Nigeria Police Force and LASTMA officials, promptly diverted traffic to forestall secondary crashes while undertaking recovery operations.
No life was lost. The affected Camry was evacuated and towed with the Agency’s light tow truck to Onipanu Police Station, while the truck was also driven to the station.
In the second incident recorded at 4:30 pm along the Onipanu BRT corridor inward Fadeyi, the Cobra Team responded within two minutes, arriving at 4:32 pm to find a teenage boy who had been hit by a vehicle while crossing the expressway and was in urgent need of medical attention, having sustained head and leg injuries in a hit-and-run.
The PS disclosed that the LASEMA team provided immediate assistance and ensured the swift transportation of the victim to the Trauma Centre for definitive medical care.
“Government reiterates its appeal to motorists to desist from reckless driving and overspeeding and to obey all traffic rules, while pedestrians are strongly advised to make use of provided pedestrian bridges and designated crossing points to avoid preventable tragedies.
“The protection of lives and property remains the top priority of the administration, and the state will continue to strengthen its emergency response architecture for the benefit of all Lagosians, ‘ Oke-Osanyintolu concluded.