FILE PHOTO: An official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority. Four passengers have died while four others sustained serious injuries in a road crash involving a truck and a commercial minibus along the Lekki–Epe Expressway in Lagos State. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Sunday by its Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, Adebayo Taofiq. LASTMA added that the driver of the truck and his motor boy fled the scene after the crash. PUNCH Online reports that this latest tragedy highlights an increase in road crashes in Nigeria.

Source: Punch March 15, 2026 12:43 UTC