Car crashes into tricycle, four dead in Epe, Lagos

A Toyota Camry car crashed into a stationary tricycle, leaving four adult males reportedly dead, on Sunday evening at Atlantic Road area of Epe, in Lagos.

The incident was said to have occurred at about 5.19 pm when the Toyota Camry with number plate LSR-724 FW suffered burst tyre while on top speed, skidded off the road and crashed into a stationary tricycle by the culvert.

It was also gathered that the tricycle was being washed by its owner as at the time of the incident, but unfortunately, all the three adult males in the car and the tricyclist lost their lives as the car also skidded into the bush.

The Nigeria Police Force from Odo-Noforija Divisional Headquarters Epe, was said to have responded to the distress call, but the victims died on the spot. Their bodies were then deposited at Epe General Hospital.

The Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu also confirmed the incident.