Speeding Driver Don Die For Lagos Road Crash

One driver wey dem never identify don die after him motor somersault for Iponri Bridge inside Lagos Island on Saturday night. Tori be say di man bin dey drive under di influence of alcohol and overspeed before di accident happen around 11:45 p.m. According to statement from Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) spokesperson, Adebayo Taofiq, di LASTMA night patrol team rush reach di scene and recover di lifeless body of di driver. Preliminary investigation show say di Navy Blue Toyota Camry wey carry registration number EKY 311 GK dey move with high speed enter Iponri direction when di driver lose control near Alaka Under Bridge for Surulere, di motor somersault many times before e crash kill am on di spot. Eyewitness and forensic evidence confirm say di man don drink alcohol before di accident, wey make him sense and reaction slow. LASTMA patrol team quickly secure di place, cordon am off to avoid another wahala, and call police from Bode Thomas Division. Police later release di body give di family after documentation.

Di General Manager of LASTMA, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, send condolence to di family and warn drivers make dem no dey drive when dem don drink. He talk through Taofiq say di incident na one sad reminder of wetin dey happen when person mix alcohol with steering. Bakare-Oki beg motorists make dem dey careful and obey traffic rules, especially now wey we don enter Ember Months wey accidents dey plenty. He remind people say di recently concluded ‘LASTMA Ember Months Stakeholders’ Forum’ don resolve to increase campaign against drunk driving wey don dey kill innocent lives for Lagos. LASTMA also talk say from January to September 2025, no fewer than 87 people don die for 1,006 accidents while 666 others injure for different parts of Lagos. Both LASTMA and FRSC don warn say dis Ember period dey always record more crashes because of overspeeding, alcohol, and night driving.