Man using phone while driving narrowly escapes death in Lagos auto crash

A motorist narrowly escaped decease aft a conveyance reportedly plunged into a bush canal astatine the Mowo axis inward Badagry on the Lagos-Badagry Expressway pursuing an alleged distraction caused by mobile telephone usage portion driving.

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, disclosed that the lone mishap progressive a Lexus Jeep bearing registration fig JJJ 19 KK.

According to preliminary investigations, the operator allegedly became distracted portion operating a mobile telephone down the wheel, starring to a nonaccomplishment of power earlier the conveyance veered disconnected the expressway and somersaulted into the canal.

LASTMA stated that excessive speeding besides contributed to the severity of the crash.

Officials of the agency, moving alongside unit of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, instantly commenced rescue operations astatine the country of the accident.

The operator reportedly sustained superior interior injuries, portion a pistillate rider suffered a fracture to her near arm.

Both victims were rescued from the wreckage and rushed to the Ola-Oki Medical Facility successful Ibereko, inward Badagry, for urgent aesculapian attention.

LASTMA officials besides carried retired evacuation and betterment operations to region the damaged conveyance from the canal and forestall secondary accidents on the busy...