Elderly man hospitalised after hit-and-run crash in Lagos

An aged antheral identified arsenic Muhammad Bello has been hospitalised aft being knocked down by a conveyance that fled the country successful Agbowa community, on the inward Itoikin Road successful Ikorodu, Lagos State.

The incidental occurred astatine astir 2:10 p.m. on Wednesday, starring to a distress telephone received by the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA.

The Permanent Secretary of LASEMA, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, disclosed this successful a connection on Wednesday.

According to him, the agency’s LRT Lion Squad stationed successful Agbowa was instantly deployed and arrived astatine the country wrong 10 minutes.

“Upon arrival, responders recovered an aged antheral identified arsenic Muhammad Bello lying by the roadside aft being knocked down by a conveyance which fled the country instantly aft the incident,” helium said.

Oke-Osanyintolu said an archetypal appraisal by LASEMA paramedics showed that Bello sustained superior injuries, including suspected fractures to some legs.

He added that the unfortunate was subsequently transported to a infirmary for definitive aesculapian treatment.

The Permanent Secretary expressed sympathy to Bello and appealed to motorists to strictly observe postulation regulations, transportation retired regular attraction checks connected their vehicles and show work and information towards different roadworthy users....