Not less than four people, including a pregnant woman and her two children, have lost their lives, in an accident which occurred at Ago Okota Palace Way, Lagos on Tuesday.
According to an eyewitness, Uche Muoneke who spoke to News Agency of Nigeria, the accident occurred when two men attempted to wrest control of the steering wheel from the driver of a Sienna car.
One of the men was reportedly wearing a Nigeria Police uniform, while the other was identified as a Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) official.
She said the men were dragging the steering of the car with the driver of a private car when the accident occurred.
“The incident happened as a police officer was dragging the steering with the driver of a privately-owned Sienna car into Baywale street, Balogun bus stop, Ago. I saw the officer as he dragged the car steering with the driver who refused to stop.
“He dragged the steering with the driver till the car hit a keke (commercial tricycle) driver carrying a pregnant woman with her two children. That was how the woman, her two children, the police officer and the keke driver lost their lives this morning (Tuesday).
“The victims were crushed by the car after which some other police officers rushed to the scene and started shooting sporadically,” she said.
Sunday Orji, another eyewitness, recounted that the husband of the pregnant woman fainted upon seeing the blood-soaked bodies of his wife and children.
SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the spokesperson of the Lagos Police Command, confirmed the incident and stated that an investigation was underway.
However, at the time of the report, he could not provide specific details regarding the number of individuals involved in the accident or those who lost their lives.