The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has officially verified the successful rescue of a female resident and a commercial bus driver from an accident site along the route from Ajala to Abule-Egba in Lagos. The Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA Mr Adebayo Taofiq revealed this in a statement alleging that the accident was a result of a collision between a commercial bus and a white commercial Mitsubishi bus. The statement reads: “Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) early morning today rescued a female asthmatic patient and a commercial bus driver from an accident scene at Ajala inward Abule-Egba area of Lagos.
“In a statement released by the Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA Mr Adebayo Taofiq quoted Lastma Ogunjobi Jeremiah (Head Zone 19) to have confirmed that two (2) accident victims were rescued from an accident scene which involved a Toyota Sienna (BDG 18 FZ) and a white commercial Mitsubishi bus (AYE 880 SF). “He confirmed further that preliminary investigation revealed that the driver of the Toyota Sienna bus had a head collision with the white commercial Mitsubishi bus while driving against direction prohibited by Law (One-way).
"Immediately we arrived at the accident scene the driver of the commercial Mitsubishi white bus who had bruises over his body and another female asthmatic patience were rescued by Lastma officials"
“Lastma Ogunjobi disclosed that while the rescued female asthmatic patient was immediately rushed to BISAM Hospital for urgent medical attention, drivers of both accidented vehicles were handed over to Police-men from 'Meiran' Police Station for further investigation.
"Driving against direction prohibited by Law (One-way) is against the Lagos State Transport Sector Reform Law, 2018."
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