The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday, commiserated with the families of people who died in a road accident along Badagry expressway on Sunday.
The Informant247 had reported that no fewer than Fourteen persons, including a four-month-old baby, on Sunday, killed in an auto crash along Lagos-Badagry expressway.
According to the unit commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Williams Manga, said nine other persons sustained injuries in the accident.
Sanwo-Olu, in a statement released by his Chief Press Secretary, Gboyega Akosile, said the death of the victims has dipped the state into a “sober time”.
The statement reads, “I am deeply saddened by the news of an auto accident that occurred at the Lagos-Badagry expressway, which claimed the lives of some people, including a four-month-old baby. My thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families during this difficult time.
“This is a very sober time for us as a government, and while we acknowledge God as the giver of life, the one who determines every man’s destiny, it saddens us when we experience incidents like this.
“The death of a loved one is usually very painful. On behalf of the government and people of Lagos State, I sympathise with the immediate families, friends and associates of the victims of the auto accident. We prayed that God will grant them the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.”