Lagos To Prosecute Motorists Speeding On Coastal Road After Fatal Accident

The Lagos State Government has warned motorists plying the Coastal Road against excessive speeding and reckless driving, saying offenders will be arrested and prosecuted in accordance with the law.

The warning comes days after one person was killed and three others seriously injured in a road crash that occurred along the Coastal Road inward Eko Hotel on Friday

The crash, which occurred earlier on Friday, involved a grey Lexus Jeep 350 with registration number LSD 554 KV.

Preliminary security information indicated that the vehicle lost control, collided violently with a roadside pole and overturned, resulting in three seriously injured victims and one fatality.

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) operatives monitoring vehicular movements around the Coastal Road axis mobilised to the scene, secured the affected section and facilitated emergency response.

The three injured victims were extricated from the crash scene with the assistance of Good Samaritans and taken to Duck-Yard Hospital within the Military Zone for urgent medical attention.

Security personnel from Victoria Island also provided reinforcement, while LASTMA officers removed the mangled vehicle from the carriageway to prevent a secondary collision and restore unhindered vehicular movement along the axis.

The General Manager of LASTMA, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, commiserated with the family of the deceased and urged motorists to exercise heightened vigilance, manage their speed and comply with traffic regulations.

He warned that excessive speed, reckless driving and loss of vehicular control could have devastating consequences for motorists and other road users.

Following the crash, the Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, urged all motorists plying the Coastal Road and other roads across Lagos to put lives before speed.

Osiyemi warned that motorists who disregard speed regulations or endanger lives would be apprehended and prosecuted in accordance with the law.

He said excessive speeding and reckless driving placed motorists, passengers, pedestrians and other road users at grave risk.

“The Lagos State Ministry of Transportation urges all motorists plying the Coastal Road and across all Lagos roads, to put lives before speed. Excessive speeding and reckless driving place motorists, passengers, pedestrians and other road users at grave risk.

“Motorists who disregard speed regulations or endanger lives will be apprehended and prosecuted in accordance with the law,” Osiyemi said in a statement.

The commissioner urged motorists to slow down, stay alive and ensure other road users also get home safely.