Leaves couple between life and death
Barely two weeks after a trailer rammed into a shop killing a trader around the ever-busy Oyemekun bus stop on College Road, Ogba, Lagos, another accident yesterday has left a couple between life and death as at press time.
The Oyemekun area has been notorious in recent times where close to ten accidents have been recorded in 12 months.
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Residents are now calling on the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu to save the lives of people in the area and other road users who are being killed almost regularly by avoidable accidents happening largely due to the sharp bend that has claimed about four lives in two weeks.
Nine hours after the trailer on 15th July killed the shop owner, another car almost at the same spot crashed due to overspending,, killing an occupant of the car instantly while two others later died in the hospital.
The multiple accidents prompted the Lagos State Government to fix a plastic speed breaker at Oyemekun bus stop, few meters away from the spot of the accidents. However, the plastic speed breakers have been vandalised by unscrupulous elements, leaving the stretch of the speed breaker to only a patch.
Just yesterday, Sunday 27th July at about 10pm, residents of the area said another accident occurred almost at the same spot as a vehicle hit some pedestrians including a man, his wife and two children.
According to neighbours, the woman sustained a serious head injury while the husband may lose one eye. The little children were also not spared as they both sustained fractures according to their neighbor.
Another eye witness who did not mention her name said, “We are calling on the government of Lagos State to come and do something fast before more people die here.
“The man was returning home in company of his wife and twin children, he died instantly while the woman sustained serious injury. We are still praying she survives because she had head injury,” she said.
The eye witness added that, “The car involved was driven by a man who attempted to speed off perhaps due to confusion. He was apprehended at Aguda area of Ogba around Excellent Hotel.”
Another resident said it was an unfortunate situation. “It was just unfortunate. This bend has claimed so many lives in just 14 days. The government should be aware that people are being lost here now regularly and the speed breaker they fixed has been vandalised, they need a permanent one made with concrete.”
“You can see the spot the accident took place yesterday, neighbours had to wash off the blood and some clots of blood are still visible at the spot,” she added.
Blood stain is still visible as at press time as residents of Oyemekun are calling on the state government to fix permanent speed breakers before the bend.
Meanwhile, some observers had read spiritual meaning to the incessant accidents.
Angela Samson is a member of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Church who tried to explain a spiritual dimension.
“This is not the only bend in Lagos but ask yourself why this same spot has claimed more than three lives in two weeks,’ she said, adding that “People in the area must pray hard. The problem is spiritual and many people may not accept it.”
Meanwhile, others may not accept Samson’s argument as accident is possible when vehicles speed into a bend.
“Before we read spiritual meaning to things like this, we must exhaust all physical options,” said another commentator.
Arguing further, the observer said, “Instead of fixing concrete speed breakers, the government went to fix the plastic type which in few days was vandalised.
“If there are any devils involved, I can say the vandals are the devils which the government must outsmart simply by fixing concrete bumps and indicating metres away that there are bumps ahead in order to avoid other series of accident that the bumps may cause.
“People would read spiritual meanings and play politics not minding lives are
