A pregnant woman and a man lost their lives in an accident as tricycle driver was trying to evade arrest by officers from Adoff police station in Lagos State.
An unspecified number of persons also sustained varying degree of injuries following the accident which occurred at Iyano School bus stop along Iyano-Iba/Isheri road in the state.
A source who witnessed the incident revealed that the policemen chased the tricycle rider with their bus but in their bid to arrest him.
Another tricycle rammed into the fleeing tricycle as the driver reportedly crossed the crash barrier to the opposite side of the road without looking out for upcoming vehicles.
According to Vanguard, a commercial bus and a Sports Utility Vehicle, SUV, also rammed into the two tricycles from behind.
After the tragic incident, the tricycle rider narrated that he was trying to avoid the policemen who were fond of extorting money from them (tricycle riders) in the area.
On seeing the accident, the police officers reportedly fled the scene immediately, while tricycle riders and commercial bike riders staged a protest march to the Adoff police station.
The police officers on duty were said to have locked up the station gate with claims that the DPO of the station was not around.
