A female motorist reportedly crushed three passengers, including a pregnant woman and a girl, to death in the Agege area of Lagos State.
It was gathered that the accident occurred on Saturday, 15 October 2022 on Iju-Ishaga Road around 4pm when the woman’s car hit a tricycle conveying the passengers inward Agege.
According to the reports, all the passengers including an elderly woman lost their lives while the tricycle rider sustained injuries and was rushed to a hospital.
An eyewitness, Mayokun Oluwadara, said commuters had shouted at the motorist to reduce her speed.
He explained, “A woman was driving a private car at top speed. People were shouting at her to slow down. The area is usually clumsy with people and traffic. Unfortunately, that road was clear that day and the woman saw it as an opportunity to race through. She hit the tricycle from behind”.
Oluwadara said good Samaritans rushed the pregnant woman and the young girl to the hospital, hoping that they could be saved.
“People were very particular about the pregnant woman and the small girl because of the pregnancy and the girl’s age. They were evacuated immediately. Some people said the pregnant woman and the girl might still be breathing. But they were dead because some of us saw that they were not moving at all,” he added.
It was further learned that the female driver sped off towards the Agege Underbridge after the accident.
Benjamin Hundeyin, the Spokesperson of the Lagos State Police Command, who confirmed the incident, however, said the police had a record of one passenger, who died on the spot.
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