- Eyewitnesses disclosed that the three occupants of the car came down and began making efforts to push it away from the flooded bad spot.
A man has lost his life while trying to push a vehicle out of a waterlogged pothole in ikorodu area of Lagos State.
The Toyota Corolla car reportedly got trapped in a bad portion at Fomon bus stop, Ewu Owa, on Gberigbe road in Ikorodu Lagos.
Eyewitnesses disclosed that three occupants of the car came down and began making efforts to push it away from the flooded bad spot.
However, one of the men suddenly slumped right there in the flood. He was brought out and frantic efforts were made to revive him. He was rushed to a neare hospital where he was declared dead.
Vanguard reports that the deceased come from Abuja to meet his in-laws to discuss burial arrangements for his late wife.
He was on his way to the meeting when the car he was in, got stuck in the ‘Ewu Owa River’ on Wednesday.
The tragedy again further underscored the pitiful and deplorable state of Gberigbe road which has deteriorated over the years and the situation even becomes hellish and traumatic for motorists whenever it rains.
Many vehicles break down everyday at Fomon bus stop, the spot where the incident happened.
Social miscreant and hoodlums have capitalised on the situation to make brisk business, they reportedly charge hapless and stranded motorists as much as 5,000 to help push out trapped vehicles.
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