Four Lagos policemen have been killed after their vehicle
had a crash along Isiwu Road, Imota, in the Ikorodu area of the state.
The PUNCH learnt that the men, who were attached to the
X-Squad, were on a surveillance patrol when the incident happened around 1pm on
Sunday.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Olarinde
Famous-Cole, who confirmed the incident, said the victims’ vehicle had a
collision with an unregistered tipper.
He said, “At about 1pm, a police truck, which had five
policemen on board in a Nissan frontier van was allegedly hit by a tipper lorry
with no registration number. The driver, who cannot be identified as of the
time of this report, fled the scene. Both vehicles were coming from opposite
direction at a point near Isiwu town when the collision occurred. Three
policemen died on the spot.
“An Assistant Superintendent of Police and an inspector, who
sustained serious injuries were rescued and rushed to the Lagos State
University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, where the latter died and the former is
currently admitted.”
He added that the corpses had been deposited in the Ikorodu
General Hospital and LASUTH, Ikeja for autopsy, adding that the police patrol truck
and the tipper lorry had been towed to the division.
Famous-Cole appealed to members of the public to help with
information that would assist in the arrest and prosecution of the tipper
driver.
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