{"id":10747,"date":"2024-11-06T17:34:17","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T17:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/?p=10747"},"modified":"2024-11-06T17:34:17","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T17:34:17","slug":"lastma-personnel-swiftly-rescue-private-bus-driver-from-near-fatal-collision-in-apapa-lagos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/2024\/11\/06\/lastma-personnel-swiftly-rescue-private-bus-driver-from-near-fatal-collision-in-apapa-lagos\/","title":{"rendered":"LASTMA PERSONNEL SWIFTLY RESCUE PRIVATE BUS DRIVER FROM NEAR-FATAL COLLISION IN APAPA, LAGOS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) Officers once again demonstrated their unwavering commitment to public safety in an extraordinary rescue effort.<\/p>\n<p>A private white bus, registration RBC 945 TT, suffered a critical brake failure while traveling at high speed, leading to a violent collision with the central road median near Area B, at the intersection with Point Road, Apapa.<\/p>\n<p>LASTMA personnel stationed nearby acted with exceptional speed and efficiency, reaching the accident site immediately to render aid.<br \/>\nThe Officers bravely rescued the injured driver from the wreckage, providing preliminary assistance and stabilizing him until further help arrived. The quick-thinking response not only saved the driver\u2019s life but also prevented further disruption on the busy Apapa route.<\/p>\n<p>After successfully extricating the driver, LASTMA Officers transferred him into the care of the Area B Police Officers, who promptly conveyed him to the Apapa General Hospital for urgent medical treatment.<\/p>\n<p>The incident underscores LASTMA\u2019s dedication to maintaining public safety and handling emergency situations with professionalism and care.<\/p>\n<p>Adebayo Taofiq<br \/>\nDirector, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) Officers once again demonstrated their unwavering commitment to public safety in an extraordinary<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10748,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10747","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-from-the-grassroots"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10747","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10747"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10747\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10749,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10747\/revisions\/10749"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10748"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10747"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10747"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10747"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}