Six dead in Ikeja train-bus collision
The Lagos State Government declared a state of mourning over the incident.
On Thursday morning, flag officers tried to stop a bus conveying 85 civil servants to work from crossing a rail track as a train approached. But the driver had other ideas. He assumed he could quickly make the crossing before the train arrived. But he was wrong.
The train, unable to break in time, swept the bus along for several metres before finally halting at the Shogunle axis of the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway, to the horror of many on the scene.
At least six people have been confirmed dead, and many others injured according to the authorities.
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu said he was “deeply saddened” by the incident. He also visited the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital where the injured were being attended to.
“This was a totally avoidable incident that simply required patience and the need to follow proper transportation protocol,” he said.
The Governor declared a state…
