Nigeria, April 14 -- The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has issued a stern warning to motorists violating traffic laws, particularly those driving against authorized routes, commonly referred to as one-way.

The agency said offenders will face vehicle impoundment and prosecution under current laws.

Mr. Olalekan Bakare-Oki, General Manager of LASTMA, made this known in a statement released on Sunday by the agency's Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, Mr. Taofiq Adebayo.

The statement followed a recent collision involving three articulated trucks along the Flour Mills axis en route to Airways in Apapa.

Initial investigations revealed that a flatbed truck, driving against traffic, collided head-on w...