JUST IN: Several injured as vehicle crashes into tricycles in Lagos

Several passengers sustained injuries on Monday morning after a Honda vehicle crashed into two commercial tricycles at the Federal Bus Stop along Ipaja Road in Lagos.

The accident, which occurred around 8:50 a.m., involved a Honda car with registration number KTU 921 JY and left about 10 passengers with varying degrees of injuries.

Eyewitnesses at the scene said the female driver of the vehicle was allegedly speeding when she attempted to avoid a street sweeper working with the Lagos Waste Management Authority.

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According to the eyewitnesses, the vehicle hit the sweeper before veering across the road and colliding with two tricycles on the opposite lane.

Some of the victims reportedly sustained serious injuries, while others suffered minor wounds in the crash.

A correspondent at the scene gathered that the injured passengers were initially rushed to a nearby private hospital for emergency treatment before some were later transferred to Lagos State University Teaching Hospital for further medical attention.

Police officers from Gowon Divisional Headquarters, neighbourhood watch personnel and officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority were seen managing traffic and coordinating rescue operations at the scene.

Authorities had yet to issue an official statement on the incident as of the time of filing this report.