Tragedy struck today, Tuesday, in Ago, Okota area of Lagos,
after a vehicle being chased by an official of the Lagos State Traffic
Management Authority, LASTMA, rammed into a tricycle, killing a pregnant woman
and her two children.
The driver of the tricycle also lost his life in the
accident.
Eyewitnesses alleged that one of the LASTMA officials at
Okota Roundabout was trying to take over the steering of a Toyota Sienna
vehicle from the driver while in motion.
It was alleged that the driver had violated traffic rules.
In the process, the vehicle reportedly lost control and
rammed into a tricycle on Bayo Oyewale Street.
The pregnant woman was said to be taking her children to
school when tragedy struck.
The incident sparked a protest, as an irate mob descended on
the LASTMA official.
However, the timely intervention of a team of policemen
saved the official from being lynched, as the officers fired tear gas
cannisters to disperse the mob.
The policemen also cleared the barricade mounted on the road
by the protesters, as they whisked the LASTMA official away.
Below are more images from the scene:
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