The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has disclosed that at least 69 people lost their lives in road crashes across Lagos State in the first three months of 2026.
LASTMA said a further 246 people sustained varying degrees of injuries during the same period.
Speaking in Lagos, the General Manager of LASTMA, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, announced the authority cleared more than 600 accident scenes between January and March, as part of efforts to reduce congestion and restore traffic flow quickly after incidents.
Bakare-Oki added that the agency resolved over 900 traffic infractions involving trucks and other articulated vehicles, while carrying out about 4,900 physical enforcement operations during the quarter.
According to him, technology-driven enforcement also played a vital role, with about 17,942 traffic offences recorded through digital monitoring systems, including Traffic Management Solutions devices.
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He stressed that the agency maintains zero tolerance for traffic violations, warning that vehicles impounded for serious offences would be promptly arraigned before the Lagos State Mobile Court.
“For the first quarter, we have been able to improve on our service management, especially in ensuring better travel time for Lagos residents,” he said.
Bakare-Oki explained that LASTMA had overhauled its traffic equipment and recovery vehicles, repositioning them strategically across the state to improve response times to road incidents.
He also said the agency had intensified training and re-orientation of its personnel to enhance service delivery, supported by a year-long training calendar running from January to December 2026.
“We are planning to train over 1,000 of our men, and the programme has already started, covering both internal and external training,” he said.
He added that external consultants had been engaged and that high-level capacity-building programmes would be rolled out progressively for staff as the year advances.