A man and his daughter whose identities cannot be ascertained at press time were this morning drowned as a Toyota jeep in which they were travelling fell off the Ikota Bridge in Ajah and plunged into a lagoon in Lagos.
Mr Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, the General Manager, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), who confirmed the tragic incident in
said the man’s wife was thrown out by the vehicle as it somersaulted before plunging into the lagoon.
said the man’s wife was thrown out by the vehicle as it somersaulted before plunging into the lagoon.
Oke-Osanyintolu informed journalists that the accident occurred at about 1.00 a.m., and that the dead bodies had been deposited at a mortuary while the woman was taken to a hospital.
“We have recovered the dead bodies and have transferred them to the appropriate quarters for the necessary actions.
“The woman, rescued at the scene by emergency officials, has been taken to a hospital for treatment.
“Search for the vehicle, an ash Toyota jeep, is still ongoing. We are doing everything to get it out of the lagoon,’’ he said.
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