A couple, alongside two other passengers, suffered severe injuries when a drunk driver conveying them rammed into a pole in the Alausa area of Ikeja, Lagos State.
PUNCH Metro learnt from a statement by the spokesperson for the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Adebayo Taofiq, on Sunday, that the driver of the vehicle, a commercial bus with number plate KTU 69 YJ, was under the influence of alcohol when he rammed into the pole.
He stressed that occupants of the vehicle, which included the couple, suffered severe injuries and were swiftly rescued by LASTMA operatives in the area.
Taofiq stated, โPreliminary investigations revealed that the driver, grievously impaired by alcohol, lost vehicular control and violently rammed into a streetlight pole. (Punch)