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4 dead as robbers’ getaway car skids off bridge
Luck ran out for five suspected robbers when their getaway car skidded off Eko Bridge by Iddo area of Lagos state, killing three of the occupants of the car.
An innocent bystander was also reported crushed by the vehicle when it lost control.
Two other occupants who survived the car crash however escaped with injuries and were both taken to hospital for treatment while the bodies of the dead have been deposited at a mortuary.
Preliminary investigations according to Mr. Adesina Tiamiyu, General Manager of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, who confirmed the incident reveals that the occupants in the car could be robbers following the discovery of several dangerous weapons recovered in the car they drove.
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“The agency received a distress call regarding a lone accident at Iddo Bridge at 2.15p.m. yesterday. “On arrival at the scene of the incident, the Emergency Response Team, ERT, of the agency discovered a grey-coloured Hyundai ix 35 with number plates SMK 485 CM, which skidded off the Eko Bridge by Iddo Terminus and fell on a man, who died immediately.” Mr Tiamiyu said.
Continuing, he said; “Three of the suspected robbers died immediately, one escaped with injuries, while the fifth was taken to the hospital by Lagos State Ambulance Service, LASAMBUS.
“The dead bodies, three suspected armed robbers and one other person identified as a mechanic named Nwamba, were handed over to State Environmental Health Monitoring Unit, SEHMU, and were subsequently taken to the mortuary, while the vehicle was towed to Denton Police Station, Ebute Meta, by the agency.”
Following items such as one locally-made double-barrelled pistol with five live cartridges, one laptop, mobile phones and a dollar note found in the car, Mr Tiamiyu said the matter had been handed over to Nigeria Police for proper investigation as he also called on residents to always be security conscious.
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