The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, has arrested two drivers following a highway crash involving a Toyota Highlander and a Mazda business bus at Otedola, inward Berger, by Jubilee Gate, Lagos State, which left four passengers with critical accidents, together with a number of fractures.
An announcement by the company mentioned the crash occurred through the morning rush hour on the primary carriageway, prompting LASTMA operatives and officers of the Lagos State Ambulance Service, LASAMBUS, to reply swiftly to rescue the injured passengers and handle site visitors across the scene.
“The four severely injured passengers were promptly extricated from the accident scene by LASAMBUS personnel and conveyed to the Lagos State Accident and Emergency Centre at the Toll Gate for immediate medical attention,” the assertion mentioned.
LASTMA mentioned its operatives shortly mobilised to the scene, started rescue operations and put site visitors management measures in place to scale back the influence of the collision and stop additional hazard to different highway customers.
The company famous that the crash occurred alongside a significant transport route experiencing heavy site visitors through the morning peak interval. It mentioned the immediate and coordinated response of its operatives helped stop a attainable secondary collision that would have endangered motorists, commuters and different highway customers.
Security personnel from the Isheri Police Division additionally offered help all through the rescue and restoration operations, serving to to keep up a protected setting for emergency responders and different officers on the scene.
“In furtherance of established road safety enforcement protocols, LASTMA operatives apprehended both drivers involved in the collision and handed them over to the police for comprehensive investigation and possible prosecution,” the assertion famous.
The General Manager of LASTMA, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, counseled the company’s operatives, the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, LASAMBUS personnel and safety operatives from the Isheri Police Division for his or her swift response, professionalism and cooperation through the rescue operation.
Bakare-Oki emphasised that efficient emergency response is determined by immediate mobilisation, preparedness and shut cooperation amongst related businesses, significantly on busy roads the place delays may worsen the results of site visitors incidents.
He additionally pressured the necessity for motorists to drive responsibly, obey site visitors rules, preserve applicable speeds and stay targeted whereas driving.
According to him, preventable highway crashes stay a significant risk to public security, human lives and the graceful motion of individuals and items throughout Lagos State.
LASTMA reiterated its dedication to bettering emergency response, strengthening site visitors monitoring and sustaining proactive enforcement to guard lives, protect public security and guarantee orderly motion of automobiles throughout the state.
