During the early hours of Saturday,
October 13, 2012, Chocolate City rapper,
M.I came across a gruesome accident along
Ikorodu road, Lagos, involving four
people, and called for help via social
media.
The rapper tweeted, ‘I’m presently at the
scene of a serious accident…We have been
here for almost an hour.. And no rescue
service!!! Any one that can help. Opposite
Obanikoro estate on Ikorodu road. One
passenger looks like they are still alive
and can make it.. But we need towing
trucks and jaws of life to save him… Pls
help. At least 3 girls dead, the driver still
alive’.
The rapper, who was still there when the
emergency services arrived, saw them pull
out one of the passengers “One girl has
been removed from the car and is dead…
Pretty young girl.. My God…”
At about 4 a.m, when NET got to the site
of the incident, the rapper and his team
had left, and the victims had been taken
away but a few people were gathered near
the scene, watching officials of the
Lagos State Transport Monitoring
Agency (LASTMA) clear the debris and
tow the damaged car, a white Toyota
Camry with plate number, TF787KJA,
away from the road.
Although no one could say for sure what
the cause of the accident of the accident
was, a few of the onlookers who spoke to
us on the grounds of anonymity, assumed
it was a case of either over speeding,
drink-driving or both, as they suspect the
victims could have been coming from a
club.
One onlooker, a man in his late forties
said ‘I’m sad and speechless, look at the
damage. The way these youths ride cars
these days, one just has to be prayerful.
They speed so much…I pity these ones o,
it’s such a loss’. As the conversations and
speculation continued on the sidelines, the
LASTMA officials busied themselves
with removing the street light which fell
on the car and hindered the flow of
traffic.
Meanwhile, one of the officials
confirmed to us that the accident was
indeed ghastly, with only two survivors
out of the four passengers. He added that
they were all taken to the Lagos State
Accident and Emergency Centre. A doctor
in the hospital, speaking anonymously,
claimed that only one victim was admitted
and has been responding to treatment.
M.I and his team were returning from
Club Octopus, the venue of the Hennessy
Artistry event, where he performed
alongside Naeto C.
Reports from his team reveal that
although the artiste found the sight
shocking, he is presently at home, and in
good condition.
However, he had a few words for
drivers, which he shared on twitter: ‘Pls,
people drive safely home, buckle up for
safety and do not drink and drive. Also
don’t let your drunk friends drive.’
http://thenetng.com/news/m-i-saves-accident-victims/

Never estimate the power of the social media...thumbs up MI...you've saved a life