Motorists face prosecution over reckless driving, excessive speeding on Coastal Road

The Lagos State Government has cautioned motorists utilizing the Coastal Road against excessive speeding and reckless driving, informing that offenders volition beryllium arrested and prosecuted successful enactment with the law.

The informing followed a fatal clang on the Coastal Road inward Eko Hotel connected Friday, which claimed 1 beingness and near 3 others earnestly injured.

The mishap progressive a grey Lexus Jeep 350 with registration fig LSD 554 KV.

Preliminary information accusation indicated that the conveyance mislaid control, rammed into a roadside rod and overturned, leaving 3 occupants earnestly injured and different idiosyncratic dead.

Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, who were monitoring postulation astir the Coastal Road axis, responded to the scene, secured the country and facilitated exigency intervention.

With assistance from Good Samaritans, the 3 injured victims were brought retired of the wreckage and conveyed to Duck-Yard Hospital wrong the Military Zone for urgent treatment.

Security unit from Victoria Island besides joined t...