Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has paid condolence visits to families of those that died in the accident between a moving train and a high capacity bus (BRT Bus).
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| Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, visits families of those that died in the accident between a moving train and a high capacity bus (BRT Bus) |
In the morning of Thursday 9 March, 2023, an accident occurred between a moving train and a high capacity bus (BRT Bus) which claimed several lives and left many seriously injured.
Governor Sanwo-Olu disclosed the BRT Bus was a Lagos State Government Staff Bus which conveyed Staff of the State government.
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) disclosed the accident happened as a result of “reckless driving on the part of the bus driver”.
Governor Sanwo-Olu was accompanied by the Head of Service, Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola, and some members of the State Executive Council to sympathise with the bereaved families.
According to Lagos State official website:
A Lagos State Government Staff Bus with Number 33, carrying civil servants and some dependants from Isolo to Alausa had a head-on collision with a commercial train at PWD Bus-Stop, along Agege Motor Road, in the State on Thursday.
The accident occurred when the Lagos State Government staff bus was about to cross the rail track and during the process, it collided with a commercial train at the location. Six out of the 85 passengers on the bus died while 79 civil servants and their dependants on the bus sustained varying degrees of injuries.
Governor Sanwo-Olu told the families of the deceased to accept the demise of their loved ones in good faith and see it as an act of God.
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