LASTMA confirms lone crash on LASU-Isheri Expressway, rescues mother, son

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has confirmed a lone crash involving a Lexus SUV, which overturned multiple times at the NYSC Bus Stop along the LASU–Isheri Expressway on Wednesday.

According to the agency, a woman and her son who were occupants of the vehicle were safely rescued with only minor bruises and signs of mild shock, averting what officials described as a potentially fatal incident.

Preliminary findings revealed that the Lexus Jeep with registration number KJA 39 JT was travelling from Isheri towards Igando when it suddenly lost stability, somersaulting three times before coming to rest amid heavy peak-hour traffic along the busy corridor.

LASTMA operatives stationed in the area swiftly mobilised to the scene and carried out a coordinated rescue operation. Officers from the Nigeria Police Force, Igando Division, provided security support, controlling the crowd and securing the scene throughout the rescue process.

Family members later arrived and conveyed the victims to a medical facility for further evaluation and treatment.

To prevent secondary crashes and ease congestion along the heavily trafficked route serving the Lagos State University axis, LASTMA coordinated the prompt removal of the wrecked vehicle with assistance from the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA). The vehicle was subsequently handed over to the police for investigation.

Commenting on the incident, LASTMA General Manager, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, expressed relief that no lives were lost. He wished the victims a speedy recovery and reaffirmed the authority’s commitment to rapid emergency response, effective traffic control, and sustained road safety enforcement.

Bakare-Oki urged motorists to adhere strictly to speed limits and conduct routine vehicle checks, particularly on critical components such as the braking system, before embarking on any journey.

He warned that excessive speed combined with mechanical faults remains a major cause of severe road accidents on expressways.

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Dele Fashomi

Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.

Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.

He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.

Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).

He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.

He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.

Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled:  Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.

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