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Tuesday, 4 February 2014

Father & daughter drown as their vehicle plunge into Lagoon in Lagos

A man and his daughter on Tuesday morning February 4th drowned in Lagos as a Toyota SUV in which they were travelling fell off the Ikota Bridge in Ajah and plunged into a lagoon.

Mr Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, the General Manager, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), confirmed the incident in Lagos.

He said that the man’s wife was thrown out by the vehicle as it somersaulted before plunging into the lagoon.

The LASEMA official said the accident occurred at about 1.00 a.m., and that the dead bodies had been deposited at a mortuary while the woman was taken to a hospital. Continue..



"We have recovered the dead bodies and have transferred them to the appropriate quarters for the necessary actions. The woman, rescued at the scene by emergency officials, has been taken to a hospital for treatment. Search for the vehicle, an ash Toyota jeep, is still ongoing. We are doing everything to get it out of the lagoon,’’ he said.

The general manager, who had yet to ascertain the cause of the accident, urged the state residents to be safety-conscious.

Source: NAN

99 comments:

Alloy Chikezie said...

What a sad news!


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BONARIO NNAGS said...

Very painful loss
May their souls rest in peace

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Alloy Chikezie said...

What a sad news! May their gentle soul rest in peace


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Unknown said...

So sad. I hate hearing bad and sad news. It makes me cry

IFY NWAJESUS said...

Wats al dis bad news dis year,father in heaven pls LORD hav mercy on ur ppl.

Unknown said...

So sad. May their souls rip

Unknown said...

Dis Ȋ̝̊̅§ sad, how will dis woman recover frm d shock. May God grant d family the heart to bear d loss.

Anonymous said...

Kai! Prayers... God abeg oo

Anonymous said...

Shai! What a tragedy? was just rejoicing about what the first lady has done for the 800children, why this sad news now? #crying#







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Eugenia Ekeji said...

This is so true. I saw it this morning on my way to work. Nobody believed such a thing could happen. Its actually a small bridge.

Unknown said...

OMG! Tears in my eyes. May the dead rest in perfect peace. Amen

Anonymous said...

Hw can dey b moving at dt hour! Dts y i hate nyt journey ooh. God help d woman, it's only by His grace she can regain 'all'. May deir souls RIP



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Unknown said...

Oh So sad, crying already..

ary said...

This is bad man! I believe drowning is one of the worst ways to die!

Unknown said...

Sad scene.... Omg

Anonymous said...

The woman s time is not yet up. Chukwu ma ihenine. Rest in peace to the dead. Comfort to the bereaved.

Anonymous said...

God pls have mercy on ds woman!so sad OMG!

ADAEZE said...

This is very sad... May God rest their souls. Amen. I feel so sad for the wife and mother. Wishing her speedy recovery. Amen.

Big DillY said...

So sad. May their souls rest in peace.

Bonita Bislam said...

Very tragic! I can imagine how the wife/mother will feel when she recovers.These deaths will always be a shadow to her heart,it will never go away!RIP to the departed and comfort to the sick

Anonymous said...

i dont belive that such a small bridge could cause such an ancident. May there so RIP, Amen.

Anonymous said...

May their Soul RIP,But abeg oh,what were they doing with a Child outside at that time of the nyte?Sometimes we Court temptation oh!

Unknown said...

OH MA GOD, AM CLOSE TO TEARS. MAY THEIR SOULS REST IN PERFECT PEACE, AMEN

Anonymous said...

I saw it dis morning really felt bad if they had rescued them on time they won't have drown may their soul rest in perfect peace

Anonymous said...

What a tragedy.RIP to the departed souls

AnnMarie said...

What a sad story

Anonymous said...

Awww, may their soul rest in peace

Anonymous said...

SAD!!

Admiral said...

So sad!

LINDA said...

What a loss! RIP! May God comfort the woman.

Anonymous said...

Oh GOD save us all . This is heartbreaking, console their families LORD.

Anonymous said...

So so sad! I saw the rescue team this morning on my way to work. I think LCC did not do enough to protect motorist from that lagoon. The 3 lane road became even smaller at that bridge, LCC kept the bridge the same size it was when the road was 2 lanes. And We are paying Toll fee on that Lekki - Epe express way.

Anonymous said...

May there soul find peace.....Amen

MY TURN said...

sad sad news... wish we had a speedy rescue team in Nigeria. We loose lives unnecessarily

Anonymous said...

Linda always approve everybody comments, non sensible,sensible,sensitive or insensitive comments.. That's what makes this blog fun.. Don't forget your blog is the best one among equals. Don't spoil the fun Linbaby §*vv*§

Unknown said...

CHAIIII... *sadface*

Anonymous said...

Funny enough, they just packed from their old apartment in Otedo lekki moving to their new house in ikota.if they had seen this coming, they wouldn't have left otedo.otedo mkt was shut Down today guess the man is a well knwn man their.

Apple said...

R.I.P

Unknown said...

What a sad news, God will comfort the family

Daddy's Gal said...

So sad#lord av mercy

Anonymous said...

What a loss! May their souls rest in peace. I guess the woman was not wearing a seat belt. Not wearing a seat-belt can sometimes have an advantage

Anonymous said...

Lord ave mercy on us

Lepa shandy said...

OMG!!! God save us from dangers and accident oh. May their soul rest in peace

Zenki brown said...

Gosh!!! Wish †ђξ woman ​A̶̲̅ safe recovery. May their soul rest in peace!

kclub said...

Mercy me Lord. RIP to the dead

Unknown said...

So sad a story.
May their souls rest in peace and may God heal the mother,Amen.
God please protect us all this year,AMEN.
I hate sad news!

Unknown said...

So sad...

nella said...

So sad. I've been on the look out for the news after I saw people gathered on that bridge on my way to work this morning

IBK said...

Sad. Rip to the dead. Comfort to the bereaved

@BOBO_EDO said...

Please don't cry... It is well

@Bobo_Edo

Viola007 said...

May God grant their souls eternal rest and fortitude to living to bear the loss.

Anonymous said...

Ohh! Very sad news...God rest their souls :(




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Anonymous said...

Dis is really touching, may dere soul rest in peace, nd may God comfort those at lose

Unknown said...

Wat a sad story! O my God

Anonymous said...

I wonder hw old d Gurl is smh nd I can imagine hw she will feel hearing d news so painful

Anonymous said...

May their soul RIP bt linda pls dis ur pix na ikota bridge or third mainland be dis ?

@MEETD®EALEVANS™ said...

Is there even a force who rescue pple from such accidents in nigeria, I weep for u Nigeria

FAMMIE said...

Really Painful Loss....May their souls rest in peace

Anonymous said...

Chai! God kns best.

katherine pierce said...

Rip tu fada n dota...dat woman iz rili lucky.! She shud hav a thanksgivin wen she is strong enof na wa

Dee Tee said...

OMG, were they drunk or what really happened? wow what a sad story #NewsBlist

Anonymous said...

RIP father and daughter, oh lord pls comfort d wife/mother. What a sad news today @mercy

Anonymous said...

but linda, d picture is misleading, that's not ikota bridge.....pls, do more of investigative journalism as many more pple are this days, relying on info gotten from this your blog.

success igbinoba said...

What a sad news wonder how d wife will feel wen she finally recover. May their soul rest in perfect peace. Amen.

Igor said...

So pained.May their souls find peace in the bosom of our Lord.

Anonymous said...

Read again.it was in the morning o, or when do you advise we should be going out. Midnight abi. ..*.sad face*

Anonymous said...

This is really sad.

Anonymous said...

Dis is sad very sad. Rip

Anonymous said...

Do not be quick to judge. They could have been taking the child to the hospital. that's the most logical assumption

Anonymous said...

May the soul of de departed find rest in the Lord and may the woman have consolation from de God

fikkymama said...

Wat a sad news,RIP to dem,may God continue to protect us all,Amen

Anonymous said...

May d soul of d departed rest in peace n may God grant d family d fortitude to bear d loss. Linda pls post my comment o, I've been a reader of ur blog since 2012 but d very first time I commented u didn't post it so I don't use to comment on ur blog again. So am just giving myself a trial again. God will grant each n everyone of us long life, we will not die young in Jesus name. Amen

Amarachukwu said...

What a sad news.*crying*

Anonymous said...

It says1am or dat one be mid morning?, you should be the one to read again.

Unknown said...

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OSHAUN_AFRIKA said...

sad sad sad thingzz...rest on father and child

Anonymous said...

Craze dey worry dis anony7:18 we know it's d normal time u start ur body hawking ashawo kobo kobo, if 1am is good enough 4 one to be outside? may their soul RIP cos na travel dem dey travel no b wakawaka whr u dey do up and down d whole ikota bridge & complex +VGC

Debbie Chelsea said...

RIP!!!!!!!!! It is well

@MEETD®EALEVANS™ said...

Fuck u man, they shud be safety conscious, but ur stupid punk ass can't be rescue conscious. May God punish d idiot dat made dat statement, does he even know how it feels to drown. He shud try putin his head in a bucket full of water and see how it feels, cowards

@MEETD®EALEVANS™ said...

And 2 every one of u saying RIP, do u even know wht RIP means, u saying RIP jst becos u want to comment, forgeting 2 cry out and state d obvious dat nigeria needs a prompt rescue team 2 fight such bastard accidents, my hrt bleeds, and I wish their souls not 2 rest yet, but 2 torment all relevant government officials who shud look in2 securing d life of d pple rather dan stealing from d pple. Am angry

Unknown said...

RiP 2 them.

Walata said...

Oh my gosh what a pathetic news may his soul n the dawta rest in peace Amen

~Medusa~ said...

God have MERCY on us,we are not The most righteous yet He allows us live on... may we not die untimely n unnatural death... Nigerians need to take swimming as an important sport,my fear of that 3rd mainland bridge keeps growing... Full recovery to the wife only God can console her for this great loss

Anonymous said...

I totally agree with u m8!! Their souls will not rest and will seriously torment every bloody govt. Official that shld be looking into saftey of life but rather neglecting it and stealing money, fuckers!! It might sound harsh but dat is what nigeria has come to now

Anonymous said...

U are very stupid. Infact, u are a goat meat. That is how your soul wil never rest in peace until it finished tormenting umunna gi. Ewu gambia. Govt this,, govt that

@MEETD®EALEVANS™ said...

Anonymous all ur life@ u doing dsame tin dat didn't mk ur fada live long abi

Anonymous said...

The problem with nigeria is nigerians.all I read here is 'rip'God dis and God that.Next please...this mental laziness will keep taking this country backwards.noone wants to ask the right questions and demand answers.God will NOT come down to solve our manmade problems.sme people put themselves in trouble,some stay where trouble will meet them.some associate with trouble makers and become collateral damage.since we dont have a government, let us learn to take responsiblity for our actions.speaking of questions...where were the whole family going at 1am?probably at high speed cos its only nigerian to drive fast no matter the condition of the road or time of day.did the man fall asleep?what exactly happened?these are pertinent questions that an inquest will raise so a future occurence can be forestalled.but will nigrian police do that?its hard enough to recover the body,let alone rescue the living victims...all we do is say 'rip'God this,not my portion,I'm favoured,blood of Jesus....its sad.really

Unknown said...

This is very Bad, not good @ all. May there soul RIP.

jay said...

Nigerians tho, everything they blame it on govt officials, if una shit sef hard im sure some of u wud still sey its govt officials. ...haba.u cannot conclude on the cos of the accident it cud have been anytin plssss give me a brk.may there souls rest in peace

JUDITH said...

WOOWWW. WAT A LOSS, PLS GOD HAVE MERCY ON US ALL...

JBABY said...

WOWW.. SO SAD, PLS GOD HAVE MERCY ON US ALL..

Anonymous said...

What a sad news...@ the beginning of the year lord help us o may their soul rest in peace

Anonymous said...

really sad

ebonyz... said...

That's sad. RIP

Unknown said...

Eyaaa!!! O Almighty God, grant d survivors d fortitude 2 bear d loss & eternal rest 2 d deceased, Amen.

Anonymous said...

God of mercy

Akwaraike said...

IS THERE ANYTHING AS TOYOTA JEEP ? WHAT HAS TOYOTA GOT TO D WITH A JEEP MADE BY AMERICA ? NIGERIANS AND MIXING UP THINGS. RIP TO THE DEAD !

Nancy C said...

HMMM,This is really sad to hear .

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