1,075 people sustained injuries in Lagos road crashes in 2025 — LASTMA

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, has said astatine slightest 1,075 injured radical were rescued from roadworthy accidents crossed Lagos State during exigency operations carried retired successful 2025.

The bureau said the fig shows dependable advancement successful its efforts to amended roadworthy information and trim accidents connected Lagos roads.

LASTMA explained that the rescues were made imaginable done stronger enforcement, speedy exigency response, and adjacent practice with different applicable agencies.

Officers were besides stationed successful accident-prone areas to guarantee victims received assistance connected time.

According to the Authority, rescue operations took spot on large postulation routes utilizing accelerated effect systems, teamwork with spouse agencies, and the cautious deployment of unit to high-risk locations. These steps, it said, helped prevention lives and trim the interaction of crashes.

LASTMA besides disclosed that its enforcement activities led to the seizure of 5,581 backstage vehicles for assorted postulation offences. In addition, 10,825 commercialized vehicles were apprehended for offences specified arsenic reckless driving, overloading, roadworthy obstruction, mechanical faults, and nonaccomplishment to obey postulation rules.

The bureau further revealed that 760 vehicles were arrested for driving against traffic, besides known arsenic one-way driving.

LASTMA described this offence a...