Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) don respond to 1,409 road accidents and rescue 670 people wey involve for di accidents across Lagos State between January and September 2026, according to report from News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
Di figures dey inside one statement wey Adebayo Taofiq, LASTMA Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment, sign.
Di agency talk say dem send their officers go where road accidents happen to check wetin happen, rescue victims, control traffic and prevent more accidents.
Dem add say di efforts help reduce traffic hold-up, make vehicles begin move again and create space for other emergency workers to reach di accident scene.
LASTMA General Manager, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, talk say to report accident on time and make different emergency agencies work together na important way to reduce number of people wey go die or suffer injury.
E talk say, “To report accident on time and make different agencies work together well na important things wey go help reduce casualties and improve road safety.”
LASTMA dey work together with Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Lagos State Ambulance Service, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service and other emergency agencies whenever dem dey carry out rescue operations.
Dis latest figures come as concern about road safety still dey continue for Lagos. Radio Nigeria Lagos report say 69 people die, while 246 people sustain injuries for road accidents across di state between January and March 2026.
LASTMA also attend to more than 600 accident scenes during di same period.
Bakare-Oki urge motorists to obey speed limits and traffic lights, wear seat belts and make sure say their vehicles dey in good condition to use road.
E also warn drivers against driving when their attention no dey road and making dangerous moves. E talk say, “To drive carefully and behave responsibly for road na important ways to prevent road accidents wey people fit avoid.”
Di LASTMA boss urge commercial drivers, private car owners, dispatch riders and pedestrians to obey traffic rules and report accidents or anything wey block road immediately.
E encourage people wey dey use road to report accidents through LASTMA toll-free short code, 3367.
E talk say, “Everybody wey dey use road get responsibility to help make road safe, and everybody must take dis responsibility seriously.”
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