Two Dead, Several Injured as Train Crushes Lagos Staff Bus
Many are feared dead as a train collided with a fully loaded high capacity bus belonging to Lagos State Government Staff in the PwD/Shogunle area of Ikeja, in Lagos State.
According to an eyewitness (name withheld), the bus was headed inward Ikeja through PwD from Oshodi bus terminal when the collision occurred, as it tried to negotiate the route while passing through the rail track without envisaging an oncoming train.
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Lagos State Traffic Management Agency confirmed there were casualties and efforts were on to rescue victims to the nearest hospital.
When contacted, the emergency team, including the police and the Lagos State Emergency Management Agencies (LASEMA), said they were making their way to the accident scene as at the time of filling in this report.
