Friday, November 21, 2025 - A eight-month-old baby was miraculously rescued unharmed on Thursday, following a multiple-vehicle collision at Otedola, inward Tollgate, on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
The crash left four pedestrians with severe injuries.
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA,
confirmed that the early-morning accident involved four vehicles: a Hydra truck
with registration number APP 261 FA, an LT commercial bus marked EPE 574 YC, a
Ford vehicle numbered GG 283 XQ, and an unregistered Mark flat-body truck.
Initial findings indicated that the four injured
pedestrians, including a woman carrying the infant on her back, were attempting
to cross the expressway when the speeding LT bus struck them.
The force of the impact reportedly triggered a chain of
secondary collisions involving the other vehicles.
LASTMA officers deployed to the scene were able to rescue
the infant, who was found alive and uninjured despite the severity of the
crash.
The injured adults were stabilised on site before being
transported to the Lagos State Accident & Emergency Centre near the
Tollgate for immediate treatment.
Police officers from the Alausa Division were also present,
securing the area and assisting emergency responders as they worked to manage
the situation and ease traffic pressure on the busy expressway.
LASTMA spokesperson, Adebayo Taofiq said all the affected
vehicles had been cleared from the road to prevent prolonged congestion and
restore normal traffic flow.
The agency’s General Manager, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki,
commiserated with the victims and wished them quick recovery.
He also cautioned pedestrians against crossing expressways,
urging them to make use of pedestrian bridges and describing such risky
crossings as both avoidable and potentially fatal.
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