By Winifred Momoh
The police response to a fatal car accident on the Lagos Lekki Bridge has been questioned after three people lost their lives.Three youths were killed in a deadly vehicle crash at the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge toll gate in Lagos, which also sparked debate about how the police handled the situation.
The collision happened on Monday at around 1:00 am and involved two cars that were transporting about eight individuals.Three of the 18-year-old driver’s companions were murdered in an accident, according to a social media user named Dr Love #Drweloveu, who revealed the incident’s facts on Monday via X. Two survivors were taken into custody by police. At the age of approximately eighteen, the motorist lacked a driver’s license.There were severe and immediate consequences from the crash.
“One died shortly after being extracted from the wrecked car, and two died right away,” Dr. Love stated.
He said that neither driver was hurt when they came out of the collision.
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The man reported that the drivers of both cars survived the accident without any injuries. They were completely unharmed, while their passengers tragically lost their lives. However, the way the police responded to the accident and the subsequent events sparked criticism from the people who witnessed the scene.Dr Love described the scene, saying that the police who arrived at the accident site handcuffed the survivors instead of helping them. He said the police seemed indifferent to the bodies lying on the ground.
According to reports, this action shocked the onlookers, including local elders, who urged the police to focus on caring for the victims.
The man said that the people in the area, including the elders, were shocked by the police’s actions. They pleaded with the police to prioritize taking the dead to the hospital or morgue instead of arresting those who had just lost their friends.
After facing much criticism, the police finally released the survivors. The crowd then started helping, trying to locate the families of the deceased. It was a heartbreaking night, filled with grief and a sense that the situation could have been handled better. A dispatch rider who was present at the scene described a tragic incident. He said that he carried out one of the victims who was still breathing, but the person stopped breathing after approximately 10 minutes.
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, responded to the report by stating that the police arrived at the accident scene and transported the survivors to the hospital. Sadly, three of the injured individuals were declared dead upon arrival and their bodies were taken to Yaba mortuary.
Hundeyin further stated that the police also took the driver responsible for the accident to the hospital for medical treatment and subsequently released him into the custody of his family after contacting them. He also assured that an investigation into the incident is currently underway.
