One of the survivors of the horrific crash involving a moving train and a Lagos State Government staff bus on Thursday, March 9th, has recounted the events leading up to the collision.
The survivor, identified simply as Titilayo, revealed that they asked the bus driver to wait for the train to pass but he refused, which led to the accident.
Titilayo, a middle-aged female worker at Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH, Ikeja, who suffered injuries on her lower limbs, announced that she boarded the staff bus on her way to work yesterday morning.
Speaking to journalists, she said,
“The incident happened around 7.15am. When we got to the intersection at PWD in Ikeja, the driver continued driving. Passengers inside the bus, including myself, begged him to wait for the train to pass before crossing, but he didn’t listen.
“Midway, just before he could finish crossing the rail tracks, the accident happened. Many of us were rushed here, while five others were taken to Gbagada General Hospital.”
The unfortunate accident happened at the PWD bus station in the Ikeja area of the state on Thursday morning. Six people are believed to have died instantly, while dozens more sustained injuries of varying degrees and were taken to Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) in Ikeja.
