2 men fighting on busy expressway in Lagos were today, Tuesday, August 2, 2022., crushed to death by a speeding vehicle.
Reports say that the men were fighting on the Oshodi-Oke, Apapa-Oshodi Expressway, inward Gbagada Expressway when the speeding vehicle rammed into them.
One of them died instantly on the spot while the other passed away at the hospital where he was rushed to.
Confirming the incident, the Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Oluwafemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said that officers of the Nigeria Police, Lagos Response Unit paramedics and other agencies responded to the incident.
According to him, “Upon the arrival of LRT at the scene of the incident, it was discovered that two male adult casualties were found on the ground.
“One of the casualties was confirmed dead at the scene. Further information gathered from the Police at the scene revealed that the two male adults were fighting on the expressway and were hit by a vehicle.
“The Agency’s paramedics team gave first aid to the other victim at the scene, who was then transported to Gbagada General Hospital for further treatment.”
Though the cause of the fight was yet to be ascertained, reports say the other victim died a few hours later.
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