Six people have been confirmed dead from the accident
involving a train and a Lagos state staff bus.
The accident took place on Thursday morning between the
Shogunle and Ikeja axis when the staff bus veered into the rail track and was
crushed by an oncoming train.
Many passengers were injured in the accident and some were
taken to the trauma centre of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital
(LASUTH).
Speaking with journalists at LASUTH, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the
governor, said four of the victims were confirmed dead at the hospital.
The governor said blood donors are needed for the victims
while he called on Lagos residents to come to their aid.
We had earlier reported that two people died at the scene of
the accident.
Meanwhile, Fidet Okhiria, managing director of the Nigerian
Railway Corporation (NRC), said the driver is to be blamed for the accident.
“According to the information I gathered at the scene of the
incident, they said many cars stopped when they got to the level crossing while
the Lagos State Staff Bus driver continued moving, which I don’t know why,” the
NRC boss said.
“Maybe the driver thought he could pass before the train got
nearer to him. He could not pass, and then the train crushed the bus; that is
what we gathered.
“The train was coming from Ijoko to Iddo.”
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