Family of 3 dies in Lagos auto crash

A family of three lost their lives in a multiple-vehicle crash along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway in the early hours of Wednesday.

The accident, which occurred inward Otedola Bridge, also left two other persons seriously injured.

Witnesses said the crash involved four vehicles — an Audi, a Toyota Camry, a Toyota Corolla and a truck. They alleged that the heavily loaded truck was travelling at excessive speed when it rammed into one of the cars from behind.

The impact caused the vehicle to lose control and crash into two others, triggering a fatal chain-reaction collision. The family of three — identified only as a father, mother and their child — was pronounced dead at the scene.

Two other victims sustained varying degrees of injuries.

The General Manager of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Mr. Olalekan Bakare-Oki, confirmed the incident, saying preliminary findings showed that the speeding, fully loaded truck caused the crash after its driver lost control.

“The truck driver absconded immediately from the scene with his vehicle, leaving the victims in peril and evading accountability for the fatal incident,” Bakare-Oki said.

He added that LASTMA officials arrived promptly and coordinated with other emergency responders to rescue survivors and recover the deceased.

“Two critically injured victims trapped within the wreckage were carefully extricated and conveyed by the Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS) for urgent medical attention,” he said.

He added that the bodies of the deceased were handed over to officials of the Lagos State Environmental Health Monitoring Unit (SEHMU), while the injured were taken to the Lagos State Emergency and Trauma Centre, Toll Gate.

Security personnel from the Isheri Olowora Police Division also provided support, while LASTMA operatives cleared the accident vehicles to prevent secondary incidents.

The emergency response team included personnel from the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), LASAMBUS, SEHMU and the Lagos Fire & Rescue Service.

Bakare-Oki expressed deep sorrow over what he described as “an unbearable and irreplaceable loss of an entire family,” and prayed for comfort for their relatives.

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