A female driver is said to have killed three passengers, including a pregnant mother and a young girl, by crushing them to death on Saturday on Iju-Ishaga Road in the Agege neighbourhood of Lagos State.
PUNCH Metro gathered that the incident happened around 4pm when the woman’s car hit a tricycle conveying the passengers inward Agege.Infomation Guide Nigeria
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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.”Jamb Result
Oluwadara said good Samaritans rushed the pregnant woman and the young girl to the hospital, hoping that they could be saved.
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“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.
The driver, according to our correspondent, did not hesitate before accelerating toward the Agege Underbridge.
Residents reportedly told nearby park managers to tell the automobile to halt.
According to reports, the woman was stopped near the Agege Underbridge and given to the police.
Nosa Okunbor, the spokeswoman for the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, did not reply to questions since calls and a text message had not been returned as of the time this article was filed.
Benjamin Hundeyin, the state police’s public relations officer, confirmed the occurrence.
However, he said that the police had a record of one passenger who passed away immediately.
