One person has been killed while three others sustained serious injuries in a road crash involving a Lexus SUV on the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road inward Eko Hotel in Lagos.
The accident occurred earlier on Friday and involved a grey Lexus SUV 350 with registration number LSD 554 KV.
According to a statement issued by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), preliminary security information indicated that the vehicle lost control, collided violently with a roadside pole and subsequently overturned.
The crash claimed the life of one person and left three others seriously injured.
LASTMA operatives monitoring traffic around the Coastal Road axis reportedly mobilised to the scene after receiving information about the crash. The officers secured the affected section and facilitated emergency response efforts.
The three injured victims were extricated from the wrecked vehicle with the assistance of Good Samaritans and subsequently taken to Duck-Yard Hospital within the Military Zone for urgent medical attention.
Security personnel from Victoria Island also provided reinforcement at the scene as rescue and safety operations continued.
LASTMA officers later removed the mangled Lexus from the carriageway to prevent a secondary crash and restore normal traffic flow along the affected section of the road.
The traffic management authority said relevant emergency and security agencies were subsequently engaged to carry out rescue operations, investigation and other necessary safety procedures.
The General Manager of LASTMA, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, expressed condolences to the family of the deceased and urged motorists to exercise greater caution while using the roads.
Bakare-Oki specifically cautioned motorists against excessive speeding and reckless driving, warning that such behaviour could result in fatal consequences.
He urged motorists to maintain “heightened vigilance, judicious speed management and unwavering compliance with extant traffic regulations.”
The LASTMA boss further warned that “excessive speed, reckless driving and loss of vehicular control could have devastating and irreversible consequences for motorists and other road users.”
He also called on motorists and members of the public to promptly report road crashes, vehicle breakdowns, obstructions and other emergencies to LASTMA through its toll-free short code, 3367, for immediate intervention.