Reports disclosed that an unspecified number of people have been feared dead after a passenger train crushed a Lagos State Government staff bus in the PWD area of the state.
The incident happened around 7 am on Thursday.
It was gathered that the moving train ran into the BRT Bus at PWD crossing in Ikeja and dragged it to the Shogunle area of Lagos.
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A Twitter user, Gidi, while sharing the video taken from the scene of the incident said;
“One minute you’re going to work in a BRT, next minute a train is dragging your bus from Ikeja to shogunle. I pray for everyone involved this morning – @seunlopez_ #Lagos.
“A significant number of casualties are anticipated following a collision involving a train and a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) vehicle. The train collided with the BRT, causing it to be dragged from the Ikeja Along area to Shogunle,”
The spokesperson for the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Taofiq Adebayo, said a rescue operation was ongoing.
Adebayo said:
“The accident recorded many casualties as the staff bus is fully loaded with govt staffs going to office this morning.”