A driver evading arrest by traffic officials on Monday morning killed two road sweepers on the Gbagada-Oshodi Expressway in Lagos State.
The driver, whose name is yet to be ascertained as of press time, was chased by officers of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) when the fleeing driver rammed into two members of the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) at their duty post by the roadside.
An eyewitness simply identified as Sodiq who spoke to our correspondent on the telephone said the two yet-to-be-identified women died on the spot.
He said, “It was a ghastly accident, two LAWMA women were just knocked down by a Sienna vehicle while they were carrying out their duty.
“We don’t know what was wrong with the driver, he just drove straight here and hit the two women. It is such a pity.
“The driver has been arrested and handed over to the police.”
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The situation led to a demonstration as passersby and motorists protested the killing of the street sweepers.
Security agents including policemen were at the scene and tear-gassed protesters in an attempt to disperse them and quell the situation.
Meanwhile, LAWMA confirmed the death of the two sanitation workers in a statement on Monday.
In another news, the Nigeria immigration Service (NIS) on Sunday lost some of its officers along Kano-Zaria Road.
The officers, who were on their way back to Abuja from Kano after a Passing-Out-Parade (POP) at the Immigration Training School, were involved in an accident.
It was gathered that two persons died after the auto crash.
The service confirmed the incident on its official X page.
It wrote, “Our candles go up while our hearts are heavy.”
Labaran Abdullahi, FRSC Public Relations Officer, Kano Sector Command, stated that two officers died on the spot while seven others have been taken to hospital for medical attention.
According to him, nine officers were in the vehicle when the accident happened.