Train-Bus accident: Fully loaded bus driver didn’t stop for train — Railway MD

A fully loaded bus belonging to Lagos State government did not stop for the moving train to pass before crossing the rail line, the Managing Director, of Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Mr Fidet Okhiria, stated this on Thursday, while reacting to the train-bus accident that led to loss of lives with some persons severely injured.
A train belonging to the Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC got involved in an accident at the Sogunle area of Lagos in the early hours.

Reports said two persons have died on the spot and their bodies recovered, while several ohers sustained injuries and have been evacuated by the National Emergency Management Agency.

While speaking with NAN in Lagos, Okhiria said: “According to the 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, and 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.

The Director, of Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Mr. Taofiq, Adebayo, had said in a statement that a Lagos State Government staff bus was crushed by a moving train at PWD, Ikeja.

Adebayo said that the staff bus was with registration no 04A- 48LA,

He said that the enforcement officers of LASTMA were the first emergency responders at the scene of the accident.
Adebayo said they had called other emergency responders to join in the rescue.
He said that the accident recorded some casualties as the staff bus was fully loaded with govt staff going to the office in the morning.