8-month-old baby, woman die in Lagos accident

An eight-month-old baby and a woman have been confirmed dead in an accident involving two commercial buses in the Ikorodu area of Lagos state.

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) confirmed the accident via a statement issued on Sunday, December 14, 2025.

LASTMA disclosed that the incident occurred opposite Olabode House, between Anthony and Obanikoro along Ikorodu road on Sunday morning.

The agency stated that preliminary findings revealed that a red Tata commercial bus driving at an excessive speed from Palmgroove inward Anthony suddenly lost control, veered off its lane, and crashed into the opposing carriageway, where it forcefully collided with a moving Volkswagen commercial bus conveying passengers from Anthony toward Palmgroove.

The agency said this led to the death of an adult female passenger aboard the Volkswagen bus, while an eight-month-old female baby tragically succumbed to injuries sustained in the collision.

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LASTMA added that its operatives, supported by members of the public, rescued 10 injured people, including the drivers of both vehicles.

LASTMA noted that six trapped passengers were rescued from the Volkswagen commercial bus, while four others were evacuated from the red Tata bus.

“To avert secondary collisions and safeguard other road users, LASTMA personnel swiftly secured and cordoned off the entire accident scene and efficiently evacuated the wrecked vehicles from the expressway thereby restoring seamless vehicular flow along the main carriageway of Ikorodu Road,” it said.

The Star