By Desire Emmanuel
A mother and her son escaped death by the whiskers on Wednesday morning when the Lexus Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) she was driving somersaulted at a highway in Lagos State.
The accident occurred at the NYSC Bus Stop corridor along the LASU-Isheri Expressway when the woman who was driving from Isheri towards Igando, suddenly lost control of the vehicle, causing it to somersault about four times before it landed on its roof.
It was gathered that after the vehicle landed on its roof, trapping both the mother and the son, rescue officials as well as men of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) and bystanders successfully brought them out of the severely damaged SUV and rushed them to a nearby hospital as they sustained injuries.
Their family members were also contacted over the accident and they rushed to the scene, secured valuables belonging to the woman before the vehicle was towed to the Igando Police Station.
The accident caused a massive traffic bottleneck on the stretch of the highway where it occurred due to early morning rush hour, just as men of the Nigeria Police as well as LASTMA officials were on ground controlling the attendant traffic situation after removing the vehicle from the road.
