A female driver has killed three passengers, including a girl and a pregnant mother, in the Agege neighbourhood of Lagos State.
The incident happened on Saturday, October 15, 2022, at around 4 o’clock, when a woman’s car collided with a tricycle carrying passengers toward Agege on Iju-Ishaga Road.
All of the passengers, including an elderly woman, perished, according to Punch, while the trike rider was hurt and taken to the hospital for treatment.
Mayokun Oluwadara, an eyewitness, reported that commuters had earlier yelled at the driver to slow down.
“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,” he narrated.
Oluwadara said good Samaritans rushed the pregnant woman and the young girl to the hospital, hoping that they 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.
Further information revealed that after the collision, the female driver rushed off in the direction of the Agege Underbridge.
Residents reportedly told nearby park managers to bring her automobile to halt. At the Agege Underbridge, she was eventually apprehended and given to the police.
Benjamin Hundeyin, a spokesman for the Lagos State Police Command, acknowledged the occurrence but said that the police have a record of one passenger who passed away immediately.