3 Dead, 84 Rescued Alive To LASUTH In Lagos Train Crash

Two adult females and one young male were recovered dead as a Lagos State Government Staff bus collided with a train in the early morning of Thursday.

Eighty-four others have been rescued alive and are now at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital in Ikeja.

Earlier many casualties were recorded as a moving train rammed into a Lagos State Government bus at the PWD bus stop in the Ikeja area on Thursday morning.

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) spokesman, Adebayo Taofiq confirmed the sad incident in a telephone chat with our correspondent.

First responders have since arrived on the scene and rescue activities are currently ongoing.

Also, a spokesman for the National Emergency Management Agency in Lagos, Ibrahim Farinloye said, “Two adult female staff of the State Government dead and several injured evacuated.”

“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,” he added.

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