Lagos, Nigeria – E be like say speed and alcohol don carry one driver enter wahala as he lose him life for intense crash wey happen late Saturday night, October 25, 2025, for Alaka Under Bridge, Surulere. Di time wey di gory scene happen na around 11:45 p.m. and na navy blue Toyota Camry, wey sabi speed well well, dey carry di driver when all dis palaver start.
According to di spokesperson for Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Adebayo Taofiq, di man wey no get name yet, dey lash di pedal as if racing for Formula One. Eyewitnesses report say di car somersault, tumbling like say na gymnastics competition! No be small matter, as di crash end as di driver no fit survive am. He die instantly, just like dat.
Di LASTMA 24-hour Night Ops team quickly rush come di scene as dem dey patrol Surulere. Dem secure di area fast to prevent any second accident wey fit happen. Na wetin dem do, as percentage of rain no dey fall for Lagos, na so di area dey hot, people dey drive anyhow (Na wah, some people no sabi road safety).
Adebayo Taofiq come talk say di preliminary investigation show say dis driver mix alcohol with im driving, and dat one na serious problem. Alcohol no suppose dey near steering wheel at all! E dey dull judgment and reaction time, and dat na why we dey see di kind tragic accident wey happen.
Di General Manager of LASTMA, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, express him condolence to di family wey dey mourn di dead driver. He talk say dis kind matter dey remind us of di wahala wey drunk driving dey cause. Bakare-Oki encourage all di drivers make dem dey careful, especially during di Ember Months, as dem sabi say na dis period people dey drive dey rush all in di name of holiday fun.
He further clear say di main goal of di recently concluded LASTMA Ember Months Stakeholders’ Forum na to intensify dem fight against drunk driving. E no go make sense maintain di idea of ‘Safe Roads, Safe Lives’ if we no fit follow di rules. E get as di community go fit work together to tackle dis road menace.
Lagos don dey record serious accidents, over 87 people don die between January and September 2025 from various crashes, make we no even talk of di hundreds wey don sustain injuries. Na why LASTMA and di Federal Road Safety Corps dey shout now say make people dey behave, no be just say driver sabi drive but make dem sabi manage dem head well too!
Chai, na so di story be o! Make we hope say dis kind accident no go happen again, and drivers go take dem life and safety serious. No be every time rush rush, e go better make dem try calm down. Wetin go happen to family wey person go lose just because dem dey over-speed and dey carry drunk head! So make we all dey shine our eyes for di road!
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