One person has died in a road accident that happened in Ikoyi , Lagos State on Sunday.
It was gathered that three persons were also injured in the accident.
According to the spokesperson for the Lagos State Emergency Agency , Nosa Okunbor , the accident occurred around 01 .40 am .
Okunbor , who said LASEMA recorded a new Response Time by getting to the scene of the accident in 10 minutes , identified the deceased as an adult male .
He explained that the accident happened around Golden Gate in Ikoyi when two vehicles collided.
He said , “On arrival at the scene, it was discovered that a white, unregistered Ford Ranger Jeep and a white Nissan Jeep with registration number KRD 499 GE , had a head – on collision at the traffic stop junction of the road .
“Further investigation carried out revealed that both vehicles whilst speeding , ran into each other at the intersection of the road .
“An adult male lost his life and three adult males had various degrees of injuries . Two were attended to by the agency ’s paramedics and thereafter taken to the hospital in our ambulance.
“The affected vehicles have been recovered and taken to a police station in Ikoyi .
“The LASEMA Response Team and officers of the Nigeria Police Force were the responders present at the incident scene .”
