Woman visiting new-born great-grandchild collapses, dies on Lagos bridge

A yet-to-be-identified great-grandmother slumped on Monday while climbing a pedestrian bridge in the Ojodu-Berger area of Lagos State.

PUNCH Metro gathered that the woman in her late 70s wanted to cross to the other side of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in company with 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 assist 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.

Her daughter was observed calling relatives, on the telephone, to the scene of the incident.

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.”

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 on Tuesday (today).

She said, “Her grandchild just gave birth and the baby’s christening is being held today (Tuesday). So, she insisted following her daughter despite that one’s reservations. 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.”