Four injured as car crashes into building in Lagos

Four male adults were severely injured in an accident involving a Lexus car along Liasu road in the Idimu area of Lagos State.

It was gathered that the incident happened at about 5 am on Sunday, November 19, 2023.

The vehicle was said to be moving at top speed when it lost control, swerved off the road and rammed into a shop opposite a Catholic church along the axis.

The impact of the crash also damaged a building behind the shop thereby affecting some of its occupants who were still asleep.

Eyewitnesses told Punch that the occupants sustained varying degrees of injuries in the process.

The injured victims have been taken to the hospital where they are currently receiving treatment.

The driver who was unhurt, tried to escape from the scene of the incident but was apprehended by residents.