Two members of the Lagos State Government have died, while several others were injured in a collision between a train and a BRT bus on the rail track at Ikeja Along, Sogunle area of the state.
THE WITNESS had reported that the BRT, which was conveying staff of the state government to work, wanted to cross the rail line when it was trapped by the moving train.
The spokesperson for the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Ibrahim Farinloye, confirmed the incident.
“Two bodies, all staff of the State Government, have been recovered and several injured persons have been evacuated,” he said.
“The State Government staff bus was trying to cross the PWD/Sogunle rail crossing while the train coming into Lagos from Abeokuta (Ogun State) trapped the bus on its rail,” he said.