By Newsmata
A 12-year-old girl, the younger of two female siblings involved in a hit-and-run accident along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway on Monday has died in the hospital while doctors are still battling to save the life of her 15-year-old sister.
The siblings were said to be returning from school when the accident occurred.
The driver, according to a statement on Tuesday by the spokesman of the Lagos State Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, was plying the BRT lane at high speed when he hit the siblings at Ogundare bus stop.
Hundeyin said, “On Monday, February 24, 2025, at about 1535hrs, a yet-to-be-identified driver, while plying the BRT lane on high speed at Ogundare bus-stop along Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, hit two female pedestrians, siblings aged 12 and 15, on their way back from school”.
“The accident victims sustained serious degrees of injuries and were quickly evacuated to Orile Agege General Hospital for treatment, where the 12-year-old sadly passed on while receiving treatment, while the other victim was later transferred to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) for further treatment.
“The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Olohundare M. Jimoh while disclosing that a speedy, detailed and conclusive investigation has since commenced, hereby calls on road users, particularly motorists, to strictly comply with traffic rules/laws, speed limits and safe driving practices”.
The police commissioner, the statement said, commiserated with the bereaved family and said the police would get to the root of the matter and ensure justice is served.