A yet-to-be-identified 10-year-old boy lost his life on Sunday after a Sport Utility Vehicle crushed a tricycle conveying a family of four along Isheri-Igando Road in the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State.
According to The PUNCH, the incident reportedly took place at the Idowu Egba end of the road at approximately 7a.mSunday morning.
It was discovered that the driver of the SUV with the license plate KTU 536 AL was traveling at full speed toward the Igando part of the neighborhood when he lost control.
Then, he skidded across the center line and struck two commercial buses and a trike that were going the other way.
The youngster passed away on the trike right away, while the commercial vehicles were only slightly impacted.
Other passengers suffered serious injuries and were taken urgently to a neighboring hospital.
Dotun Oyefeso, an eyewitness, reported that the victims were on their way to church when the tragedy occurred.
“To get to their church at Isheri Olofin, the family hired the tricycle rider on Governors Road.
The SUV crossed over from the opposite side of the road and struck the couple and their two youngsters as they approached the hairpin bend just after Idowu Egba.
The trike and its riders were thrown across the roadside drains by the collision’s force, the witness claimed.
