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One killed, another injured in Lagos auto crash

A yet-to-be-identifhed
Aadult has been confirmed
dead in an accident involving a
container truck anda commercial
Suzuki mini vehicle on the CMS
bridge in the Lagos Island area of
Lagos State.
The incident was said to
have occurred at about 6:15
am on Monday when the mini-
vehicle was descending towards
the Apogbon bridge in the
community.
The spokesperson for
LASTMA, Taofiq Adebayo, in a
statement obtained by PUNCH
Metro on Tuesday, said the truck
driver had temporarily halted the
vehicle to address a mechanical
malfunction when the Suzuki
mini vehicle, reportedly travelling
at an exXCessive speed, fatally
struck him.
The impact resulted in his
immediate death. A female
passenger in the Suzuki sustained
severe eye injuries and was
urgently transported to the
General Hospital, Odan, Lagos
Island, for emergency medical
treatment.
"LASTMA personnel quickty
to the
responded
coordinating efforts with
officers from the Ebute-Ero
Police Division, LASMABUS,
and the Lagos State Emergency
Management Agency Response
Unit," he stated.
Kola
Adebayo noted that the
police promptly secured the
scene, facilitated the removal
of the deceased's remains, and
supported LASTMA officers to
ensure the seamless flow of traffic
in the aftermath of the incident.
Scene,
According to him, the authority
expressed its deepest sympathies
to the family of the deceased
and strongly urged motorists to
exercise heightened vigilance
and adhere to traffic regulations,
especially in densely congested
areas.

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