Accident claims mother, injures three children in Lagos
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The police public relations officer in Lagos State, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, has confirmed that an accident claimed a mother and injured three of her children in the Ikorodu area of Lagos.
Mr Hundeyin confirmed the incident to journalists on Sunday.
He said the Ikorodu police division received information about the accident on Friday at about 9:41 p.m.
According to him, the information received revealed that on the same Friday, at about 9:35 p.m., in front of Ikorodu Radio Solebo, along Igbogbo Road, Ikorodu, the accident occurred.
The information said, “There occurred a fatal motor/pedestrian accident involving a Mercedes Benz C350 car driven by one 22-year-old man (name withheld) and pedestrians.
”The victims: one Ngozi, 40, and her three children, ages 16, 14 and 13 respectively. The driver was said to have lost control of his car while coming from Igbogbo, heading towards Ebute, and hit the said Ngozi and her three children.
“They were said to be selling groundnuts at the incident scene. As a result of the accident, the victims sustained different degrees of injuries.
“They were all rushed to the Ikorodu General Hospital by the police, where the mother was confirmed dead by the doctor on duty, while her three children were admitted for medical treatment.”
Mr Hundeyin said the corpse of the mother had been deposited at the mortuary for preservation and autopsy.
He also said the driver was in police custody for investigation.
(NAN)
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