Mother, son escape death as car overturns in Lagos

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has confirmed that a mother and her son narrowly escaped death after a Lexus sport utility vehicle overturned multiple times at the NYSC Bus Stop along the LASU–Isheri Expressway in Lagos.

In a statement issued on Wednesday and signed by Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA, Adebayo Taofiq, the agency described the early morning crash as a lone but serious traffic mishap.

According to the statement, the Lexus Jeep with registration number KJA 39 JT, travelling from Isheri inward Igando, suddenly lost stability and “overturned thrice before finally coming to rest” amid heavy peak-hour traffic along the busy corridor.

LASTMA said its operatives deployed within the axis responded swiftly to the emergency.

The agency noted that officers “rapidly mobilised to the location and executed a coordinated rescue intervention,” successfully extricating the occupants from the severely damaged vehicle.

The mother and her son were rescued with “visible bruises and mild physiological trauma,” narrowly avoiding what the agency described as a potentially fatal catastrophe.

Security personnel of the Nigeria Police Force attached to the Igando Division reportedly reinforced the rescue operation, maintaining crowd control and securing the scene throughout the evacuation process.

The statement added that family members of the victims arrived shortly after being notified and conveyed them for further medical evaluation and treatment.

To prevent secondary accidents and ease traffic congestion along the Lagos State University corridor, LASTMA said its officers coordinated the evacuation of the wrecked vehicle with support from the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency.

The vehicle was subsequently handed over to the police for investigation and necessary administrative procedures.

The General Manager of LASTMA, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, expressed relief that no lives were lost in the incident. He extended his wishes for the quick recovery of the mother and her son and reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to rapid emergency response and proactive traffic management.

Bakare-Oki also cautioned motorists to adhere strictly to prescribed speed limits and to conduct routine mechanical checks before embarking on journeys.

He warned that excessive speed, particularly when combined with mechanical faults such as defective braking systems, “constitutes a dangerous precursor to severe roadway tragedies on major expressways.”