Train and BRT accident

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has said two of the victims involved in the early morning train-BRT crash have died.

“Two people have died and the train dragged the bus to an extent while some people were also fast to have jumped out of the bus while some were trapped. I was told the train hit the big bus at PWD while trying to cross the road into Ikeja. The driver was supposed to have waited for the train because he still had time.

At least two people have been confirmed dead in the train- Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) crash that occurred at the PWD bus stop in Ikeja Lagos...

I am deeply saddened by the news of the train/bus accident . “I am deeply saddened by the news of the train/bus accident . Emergency responders also confirmed that 84 persons who suffered various degrees of injuries from the accident are currently taking treatment in a hospital.

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has visited injured victims of the crash at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) in Ikeja. By Kayode Oyero.

I am deeply saddened by the news of the train/bus accident . “I am deeply saddened by the news of the train/bus accident . The Bus is a Staff bus of the Lagos State Govt and occupants are mostly Civil Servants. My thoughts are with the victims and their families during this difficult time.” Already, six persons have been confirmed dead by emergency responders, and over 82 persons injured and rushed to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) in Ikeja. Stakeholders and safety experts have repeatedly called for preventive measures to stop the recurrence but not much can be said to have been done by the concerned authorities.

A Viale BRT bus with an unknown registration number collides with a train at the PWD bus stop in Ikeja on Thursday morning.

Investigation revealed that the immediate cause of the accident was reckless driving on the part of the BRT bus driver. He was trying to beat the train traffic signal leading the moving train to ram into the bus. A Viale BRT bus with an unknown registration number and a train were involved in an accident at the PWD bus stop, off Old Works Road in Ikeja, Lagos, on Thursday morning.

Several passengers were feared dead on Thursday morning as a train and a BRT Bus collided in the Ikeja area of Lagos. SaharaReporters gathered that the ...

“A significant number of casualties are anticipated following a collision involving a train and a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) vehicle. Several calls made to Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Nigerian Railway Corporation and other relevant agencies were not answered. SaharaReporters gathered that the moving train ran into the BRT Bus at PWD crossing in Ikeja and dragged it to Shogunle area of Lagos.

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Reacting to the incident, President Buhari, in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu said: “The accident at the level crossing involving the train and the BRT staff bus is distressing and extremely sad. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said that the driver of the bus should be prosecuted if found guilty and his driver’s license revoked. 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. Many of them were rescued from the ill fated bus, but some of them were critically injured and it will take the grace of God for them to survive. However, we usually have accident involving BRT buses with other vehicles at the bus stop.” According to the middle-aged female staff of Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH, Ikeja, who sustained injuries on her lower limbs, “I boarded the staff bus while going to work this morning (yesterday).

At least six persons have been confirmed dead, 42 sustained moderate injuries, 29 serious injuries, while 8 sustained mild injuries, out of 85 passengers.

Pass this junction, but I heard that the staff bus that carry people to Alausa, the driver had an earpiece. “Lagos is in a state of mourning and for the next 3 days, I am suspending all campaign activities. “I think when the train was coming all signals were given just to indicate that train was coming. The train was coming with full speed, so it hit the bus, and dragged it from PWD here to Shogunle area,” he said. Yusuf said: “When the train was coming around 7:10 a.m, I was trying to stop the BRT motor, but he (driver) didn’t stop. It was the police that prevented them,” he added.

Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development Sadiya Umar Farouq on Friday averred that.

Their bodies, he said, have since been deposited in the morgue. The loss of lives saddens me through a BRT driver’s carelessness. This is tragic and unfortunate, especially when exercising a little patience could have been avoided.