CITIZENS COMPASS— The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) on Monday, confirmed three separate autocrashes which left a dispatch rider to suffer limb fracture when an ambulance conveying a pregnant woman collided with a dispatch motorcycle along Ikorodu Road in Lagos.
The accidents also recorded two deaths and injured two others.
According to Adebayo Taofik, LASTMA spokesperson which confirmed the separate autocrashes in a statement, one of them occurred along Otedola Bridge inward Berger while the remaining occurred along UNILAG Waterfront and Odo-Iya-Alaro.
He said two of the accidents occurred on Sunday night while one occurred on Monday.
According to Adebayo, “The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has registered deep consternation over a harrowing traffic incident that unfolded in the early hours of today on the Odo Iya-Alaro Bridge inward Maryland along the Ikorodu Road corridor, resulting in a grievous limb fracture sustained by a delivery motorcyclist.
“Preliminary security investigations at the scene revealed that the unfortunate occurrence was catalysed by the residual disruptions following a truck inferno earlier in the morning at the same location. The aftermath of the fire incident had engendered a severe slow traffic impasse along the entire Ikorodu Road axis.
“Amid the protracted slow vehicular movements, a private ambulance (BED 508 EA) conveying a pregnant woman dependent on oxygen support recklessly elected to traverse against traffic (one-way) at an imprudent and perilous speed. This dangerous manoeuvre culminated in a forceful collision with a delivery motorcyclist legitimately navigating his designated lane, instantly inflicting a grave and excruciating fracture to his right knee.
“In an expeditious and meticulously coordinated emergency intervention, LASTMA Officers alerted the Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS), which promptly deployed two ambulances to the scene. The pregnant woman, along with her life-support apparatus, was safely transloaded into one LASAMBUS ambulance, while the second conveyed the severely injured motorcyclist to the nearest medical facility for immediate treatment.
“The driver of the private ambulance was apprehended on-site by LASTMA Officials and subsequently handed over to operatives of the Ogudu Police Division for comprehensive interrogation and potential prosecution in accordance with extant laws.
“LASTMA personnel further effected the safe removal of both the accident-damaged ambulance and the wrecked delivery motorcycle, thereafter transferring the vehicles to the Ogudu Police Division. Throughout the rescue effort, police operatives provided sustained security reinforcement, ensuring seamless emergency operations and the preservation of vital evidentiary material.
“The General Manager of LASTMA, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, reaffirmed the Agency’s uncompromising zero-tolerance posture towards the dangerous and unlawful act of driving against traffic.
“He urged ambulance operators and all emergency service drivers to adhere strictly to safety protocols, particularly when conveying medically fragile patients, so as to avert avoidable tragedies on Lagos roads.
“Mr. Bakare-Oki conveyed his sincere wishes for a rapid and complete recuperation to both the injured motorcyclist and the expectant mother, emphasizing LASTMA’s unwavering commitment to its statutory mandate of protecting lives and restoring order and civility across all transportation corridors within Lagos State.
“The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) conveys its profound sorrow over two separate yet equally calamitous midnight accidents one resulting in the tragic loss of two lives at the Otedola Bridge inward the Berger axis of the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway and the other leaving two persons severely injured near the UNILAG waterfront inward Lagos Island on the Third Mainland Bridge both of which transpired during the early hours of Monday, 8th December 2025.
“Preliminary intelligence from the Otedola Bridge incident reveals that an unregistered vehicle, bearing two occupants including the driver was travelling at an egregiously unlawful and hazardous velocity when it collided with tremendous force into a moving heavily-laden trailer at approximately 2:30 a.m. The sheer violence of the impact proved fatal, culminating in the instantaneous demise of both occupants. In a disturbing twist, the operator of the involved trailer absconded from the scene with the articulated vehicle.
“LASTMA’s round-the-clock (24-Hour) Night-Gang Teams strategically deployed within the Otedola corridor for midnight nocturnal surveillance and preemptive traffic control responded with exemplary alacrity. The deceased victims were respectfully evacuated from the primary carriageway to avert consequential dangers, after which the mangled vehicle was meticulously extricated from the expressway.
“Complementary security reinforcement was provided by officers of the Isheri Police Division, while the State Environmental Health Monitoring Unit (SHEMU) subsequently conducted the formal conveyance of the remains in accordance with established emergency and public-health procedures.
“In a separate but related incident another grievous crash occurred at about 5:00 a.m. on the Third Mainland Bridge, proximate to the UNILAG waterfront inward Lagos Island.
“The accident, involving an empty tanker and a pure-water distribution van (SMK 67 XH), resulted in severe injuries to two individuals. The victims received prompt first-aid stabilisation from the Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS) before being transported to a nearby medical facility for further critical treatment.
“Despite the distressing nature of both occurrences, LASTMA officers maintained unwavering vigilance and continued to meticulously regulate traffic along both corridors, ensuring the safety of unsuspecting motorists and preventing additional operational hazards.
“The General Manager of LASTMA, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, expressed deep condolences to the bereaved families and lamented the tragic and wholly preventable loss of life brought about by reckless speeding and brazen disregard for established road safety norms.
“He reiterated the Agency’s firm and uncompromising insistence on adherence to government-prescribed speed limits, underscoring that such compliance is indispensable for the preservation of human life and the avoidance of catastrophic avoidable tragedies.
“Bakare-Oki further extolled the diligence, professionalism and swift intervention demonstrated by the LASTMA Night-Gang Teams, affirming that the Agency’s uninterrupted 24-hour surveillance, rapid-response capabilities and lifesaving operational frameworks across Lagos State will continue to be executed with unwavering vigour into the forthcoming year, consonant with the Lagos State Government’s resolute commitment to public safety and orderly mobility.”
“Similarly, he said the accident leading to the fractured limb of the dispatch rider occurred on the Odo-Iya-Alaro Bridge inward Maryland, along Ikorodu Road.”
