An eyewitness, who pleaded anonymity, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the accident occurred at about 11.00 pm on Thursday.
He said that the accident occurred when the driver of a Tundra Jeep skidded off the road and crashed into a parked Lexus Jeep with Reg. number FKJ654DM before it rammed into a restaurant located in a residential building.
According to the eye witness, the driver was allegedly drunk and was negotiating a bend in high speed when he lost control of the vehicle.
“The driver was very drunk and he was coming in top speed while trying to negotiate the bend when he lost control of the steering and the next thing we heard was a horrifying bang.
“He smashed into a Lexus Jeep which was parked by the road side before ramming into the restaurant next to our building where people were drinking.
“Some children were lying outside to receive air close to the restaurant because of the hot weather and the tragedy would have been worse if it had not hit the jeep,” it said.
The witness said the deceased was relaxing with other neighbours at the restaurant when the tragedy occurred.
Another witness, Mrs Anthonia Igwe, blamed the accident on drunk driving, adding that the tragedy would have been averted if the driver was not heavily drunk and speeding excessively.
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