Nigeria Railway Corporation Speaks On Train Accident That Killed Many in Lagos (Videos)
Category: Lagos News
The NRC train was involved in an accident with a Lagos State Government staff bus on the rail track in Sogunle area of Lagos.
Two bodies have so far been recovered from the scene, while several others are injured, according to the National Emergency Management Agency.
Okhiria told NAN in Lagos that, “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.
”Maybe the driver thought he could pass before the train got nearer to him. He could not pass, then the train crushed the bus; that is what we gathered.
“The train was coming from Ijoko to Iddo.”
He urged Lagos drivers to be more careful when passing through the level crossing, to avoid train accidents.
The managing director, who was concerned about the lives of the Lagos State staff, appealed to motorists to consider the level crossing at all times.
Okhiria said that when motorists get to the level crossing, they should not ignore the point where they should stop.
An eye witness account of the sad incident; "the bus driver entered the rail tracks without observing normal caution, leading the train to run the bus over and drag it several hundred metres with its passengers."
"Passengers were later pulled out of the wreckage."
"Some teachers were believed to be aboard the passenger bus run by the Lagos Bus Rapid Transit department. The train was said to be northbound and collided shortly after a routine stop at the major terminal in Oshodi."
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