APC mourns victims of BRT bus/train crash

Members of the All Progressives Congress in Oshodi-Isolo Constituency II broke the meeting for one minute silence to mourn two persons confirmed dead following the crash of a train into a BRT bus at Oshodi this morning.
The chairman of Isolo Local Council Development Area, Hon Adebayo Olasoju requested for the silence while announcing that the victims lived in the area.
The fatal accident involving a BRT Bus and a fast moving train occurrwd at PWD bus stop, Ikeja, Lagos.

Our correspondent who was at the scene reports that the bus with emblem of Lagos State Government and marked with number 250033, was hit in the middle by the train while it attempted to cross the track, dragging it a few metres.

Eyewitnesses especially passengers on board the train, blamed the driver of the bus for not heeding to the blair of horn of the train from as far as Ikeja before PWD, spot of the tragic incident.

The driver reportedly made attempt to escape but was apprehended by bystanders.

Victims of the accident include persons hanging on the train which took off from Ijoko in Ogun State.

It took over thirty minutes before any ambulance arrived the scene, while rescue services were carried out by well meaning individuals.

An eyewitness, Mr Musa Hayatou and many others blamed the unfortunate incident on the absence of officials of the Nigeria Railway Corporation to control movement at terminals.

Mr. Hayatou expressed disappointment over the late arrival of the emergency service providers, despite the closeness of the scene to the Lagos State General Hospital and Police State Command.

Rescue operations by a combined team of Emergency Management agencies are ongoing as at the time of this report.