Emmanuel ClementÂ
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has rescued two severely injured victims and arrested a drunk driver involved in a collision on the Gbagada-Oshodi corridor.
The crash involved a Highlander Jeep (AKD 956 JY) and a Toyota Corolla (APP 884 JJ), with the jeep’s driver found heavily intoxicated.
Investigator news reports that LASTMA operatives strategically stationed along the axis demonstrated exemplary vigilance, responding with remarkable dispatch, tactical precision and professional competence to secure the accident scene, administer immediate assistance and prevent secondary incidents.
The driver of the Highlander Jeep was promptly apprehended at the locus of the collision and subsequently transferred to officers of the Nigeria Police Force at the Anthony Police Division for comprehensive investigation into the causative circumstances of the crash and the institution of appropriate legal proceedings.
The victims, a female motorist and her male passenger, are receiving medical care at the Lagos State Accident and Emergency Centre.
LASTMA’s General Manager, Mr. Olalekan Bakare-Oki, condemned drunk driving, citing it as a flagrant traffic statute violation.
Bakare-Oki, went further to conveyed profound sympathy to the victims and extended the Agencyâs earnest prayers for their swift and complete recuperation.
He reaffirmed the Authorityâs uncompromising zero-tolerance policy toward drunk driving and other hazardous traffic infractions that endanger law-abiding road users.
While calling on motorists to undertake routine vehicular maintenance and to exercise heightened vigilance and circumspection, particularly along densely trafficked metropolitan corridors