A young man, on Sunday, lost his life in an accident involving a Nissan Pathfinder and Volkswagen bus around Owode Onirin area of Lagos.
This was even as fire gutted the popular spare parts market in the area and destroyed property worth millions of Naira.
It was gathered that the accident occurred around 11 am when the Nissan Pathfinder SUV with registration number KTU 92 BB rammed into a male adult pedestrian and also hit the Volkswagen with registration number GGE 838 XT which had stopped to pick up passengers.
Confirming the accident, the Director-General of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Dr Femi-Oke Osanyintolu, said that the agency responded to the incident after distress calls were received via the emergency help lines.
According to him, “On arrival, it was discovered that a collision had occurred between a Gold Colour Nissan Pathfinder with registration number KTU 92 BB and a blue colour Volkswagen bus with registration number GGE 838 XT.
“The Nissan Pathfinder Jeep ran into a male adult pedestrian and also hit the Volkswagen which had stopped to pick up passengers. Unfortunately, the adult male pedestrian lost his life on impact while the drivers of both vehicles appear unhurt.”
LASEMA boss, however, added that the remains of the dead victim was claimed by the relatives during the combined efforts of the agency, LSNC and the Nigeria Police Force.
Speaking on the market inferno, Osanyintolu said the agency was alerted to the incident by distress calls to the emergency helpline “at 2300hrs last night and immediately activated response plan”.
He added that on arrival at the scene, it was discovered that a section of the market selling spare parts was already engulfed by the inferno.
