70-Year Old Great-Grandma Collapses, Dies While Climbing Lagos Bridge
Category: Bizarre & Strange News
There was confusion on Monday at the Berger area of Lagos State after a
yet-to-be-identified great-grandmother slumped while climbing a pedestrian
bridge.
Punch Metro gathered that the woman, believed to be in her
late 70s, wanted to connect to the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in company of her
daughter when the incident happened.
When Punch correspondent
arrived at the spot, the woman was motionless with her tongue sticking out.
Her daughter was seen struggling to revive her as she beckoned on
other pedestrians to support her.
Although some commuters who
clustered around her were confused on what to do, she held her mother closely in
her arms.
A medical expert, who came into the scene, performed a
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on her, but she did not respond.
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Her
daughter, who called a relative at the scene of the incident, was heard saying,
“Had I known, I would not have allowed her (victim) to follow me.”
A
pedestrian, who spoke on condition of anonymity for security reasons, said the
woman did not get the needed attention on time.
He said, “The moment
she fell on the ground, some people became scared, even as her daughter kept
shouting for help. It was when I moved close to her that others joined and
poured water on her. By the time they gave her water to drink, her tongue had
stuck out.”
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The septuagenarian, who was still unconscious after
several efforts to revive her failed, was later taken to a hospital with the
support of three female good Samaritans.
One of them, Feyisara
Oriola, told Punch Metro on Tuesday that she had passed away.
Oriola
said the deceased had insisted on following her daughter, whose first child just
gave birth and was planning to hold the baby’s christening the following day.
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She said, “Her grandchild just gave birth and the baby’s christening
is being held today (Tuesday). So, she decided to follow her daughter.
Though her daughter refused to bring her along, she insisted on
following her. We were told that there was nothing wrong with her before they
left home. So, I think it was the stress of climbing the bridge that affected
her.
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