The death tolls from an accident involving a moving train and a Lagos State government Staff bus, at the Ikeja area of the state on Thursday has risen to seven.
The incident occurred when a moving train rammed into the BRT bus conveying 85 staff of the Lagos State government at the PWD intersection and dragged the vehicle to Shogunle where it eventually halted.
Two persons were confirmed dead on the spot while several others were injured and taken to Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH, Ikeja.
However, Iwitnesslive confirmed that five more deaths had been recorded among the 71 injured passengers which have taken the toll to seven.
Meanwhile, reports from hospitals where victims of the crash were rushed, indicate that the death toll has increased to seven.
Two died on the spot while five others, who were among the 71 that sustained varying degrees of injuries, later died at LASUTH.
Vanguard learned that the train ran into the staff bus, which was conveying 85 workers of the state government to work, as it tried to cross the rail line at PWD bus stop, and dragged it to Shogunle, where it finally halted and victims were rescued.
According to Babatunde, who witnessed the accident: “The keepers of Nigerian Railway Corporation at that level crossing tried to stop the driver from passing because of the incoming train, but he refused.
“I guess he thought he could pass before the train caught up with him. Unfortunately, the reverse was the case.”
Confirming the accident, South West Zonal Coordinator, National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Ibrahim Farinloye said the State Government staff bus was trying to cross the PWD/Sogunle rail crossing while the train coming into Lagos from Abeokuta trapped the bus on its rail.
