Baby in near-death situation over mom’s carelessness in Lagos

A mother, Mrs Olaore Yetunde, a resident of Adetoro Adelaja street, Magodo, Lagos, on May 24, 2018, put her 2-year-old son in harms way by leaving him alone in the car while she dashed into her apartment to pick up an item without properly bringing the car to a halt with the handbrake. .
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According to the findings of the police team that visited the scene, the result was that before she could come back to the car, it had drifted out through one side of the gate that was left open after she drove inside. .
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The car further drifted across the road and slide off the main road into a 20 feet gully with the bottom of the car facing up after it somersaulted severally. The infant who sustained injuries in the head and the arm was rescued by the Command Rapid Response Squad patrol team stationed near the scene of incident. .
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The child was instantly rushed to an undisclosed hospital for a first aid from where he was referred to another hospital in Ikeja for a comprehensive treatment.