Drunk driver rams into another car in Lagos, injures 2 occupants

2026-02-17 - 19:06

By Olasunkanmi Akoni Men of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, have rescued two critically injured victims—a female motorist and her male passenger, following a severe collision by an alleged drunk driver which occured along the Gbagada inward Oshodi corridor of Lagos State. The unfortunate incident on Tuesday, involved a Highlander Jeep (AKD 956 JY) and a Black Toyota Corolla (APP 884 JJ). The magnitude of the impact resulted in substantial vehicular damage and with occupants of the Corolla sustaining significant bodily injuries. LASTMA operatives strategically stationed along the axis, responded swiftly to secure the accident scene, and offered immediate assistance to prevent secondary incident. The driver of the Highlander Jeep was promptly apprehended at the locus of the collision and subsequently transferred to officers of the Nigeria Police Force at the Anthony Police Division for comprehensive investigation into the circumstances of the crash and the institution of appropriate legal proceedings. Police from Anthony Division conclusively established that the apprehended driver of the Highlander Jeep was heavily intoxicated at the time of the collision, thereby confirming driving under the influence of alcohol as the principal etiological factor that led to the unfortunate occurrence. Emergency medical protocols were also activated and operatives of the Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS) arrived expeditiously at the scene. The injured victims were carefully extricated, stabilized and conveyed to the Lagos State Accident and Emergency Centre facility situated at Toll-Gate inward Secretariat along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, where they are presently receiving intensive medical care. The General Manager of LASTMA, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, decried the reprehensible and reckless act of operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol, characterizing it as a flagrant violation of traffic statutes and a perilous affront to public safety. He reaffirmed the agency’s uncompromising zero-tolerance policy toward drunk driving and other hazardous traffic infractions that endanger law-abiding road users. Bakare-Oki therefore, urged motorists to undertake routine vehicular maintenance and to exercise high level of vigilance particularly along densely trafficked metropolitan corridors.