The Lagos State authorities are appealing for public assistance to identify an ambulance driver who tragically slumped and died behind the wheel while trapped in heavy traffic.
The grim discovery about the yet to be identified driver, unfolded in a uniquely Lagosian fashion, according to reports.
Other motorists only realized something was amiss after the gridlock finally cleared, but the ambulance stubbornly stayed put, blocking the cars behind it.
Irritated drivers eventually hopped out to investigate the hold-up, only to find the driver lifeless inside the vehicle.
The ambulance reportedly belongs to Swift-Med Hospital, though the facility apparently forgot to paint a phone number on the side—leaving bystanders trying to contact the hospital with no way to reach them.
While online commentators are having a field day with the dark irony of dying from medical stress while stuck in traffic inside an emergency vehicle, authorities are treating the matter seriously.
Speculation points to a sudden health crisis like a spike in blood pressure, but officials are still working to piece together what happened.
