A female motorist reportedly crushed three passengers, including a pregnant woman and a girl, to death. This happened on Saturday on Iju-Ishaga Road in the Agege area of Lagos State.
According to Punch the incident happened around 4pm when a tricycle conveying the passengers inward Agege, was hit by a woman’s car.
It was learnt that the tricycle rider sustained injuries and was rushed to a hospital while the passengers lost their lives.
Mayokun Oluwadara, an eye witness, said commuters warned the motorist about reducing her speed.
He said, “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 the pregnant woman and the young girl to the hospital, by some good Samaritans, who hoped that the victims 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.
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Punch correspondent learnt that the driver did not wait, as she sped towards the Agege Underbridge. So the residents alerted park operators in the area to stop the car.
The woman was later intercepted at the Agege Underbridge and handed over to the police.
The incident was confirmed by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin.
However he said the police had a record of one passenger, who died on the spot.
Source: Punch
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