Lagos – A hit-and-run driver, who caused a collision with two road sweepers on Monday on the Gbagada-Oshodi Expressway in Lagos State, has voluntarily surrendered to the Lagos State Police Command.
The suspect, who was driving a vehicle with the license plate EPE 984 DV, turned himself in to the police on Monday evening, according to Benjamin Hundeyin, the police spokesman, who spoke to Channels Television on Tuesday morning.
“He turned himself in yesterday (Monday) and he will be arraigned for manslaughter possibly today (Tuesday),” Hundeyin told our correspondent in a telephone chat.
Visitodell reports that two members of the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) were tragically killed by a driver while they were working by the roadside on Monday.
The driver, who fled the scene, was reportedly trying to avoid being arrested by officers of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) when he crashed into the road sweepers.
The state Ministry of Transportation confirmed the deaths of the two road sweepers but denied that the driver was being chased by LASTMA officers at the time of the incident.
The ministry stated that an investigation has been launched and those responsible will be held accountable.
