The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has announced that two persons died early this morning in a crash between a train and a BRT bus.
The Lagos State Government staff bus with registration no 04A- 48LA was this morning crushed by a train at the PWD, Ikeja area of Lagos.
Adebayo Taofiq, director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, said the bus was fully loaded with members of staff of the state government, adding that the driver wasn’t patient enough.
His words: “One cannot easily calculate the number of staff members in the bus; it is the same as BRT, some were standing because it is a fully-loaded bus. The driver was supposed to have waited for the train because he still had time. It wasn’t 8 am yet, so why the rush?
“Two people have died and the train dragged the bus to an extent while some people were also fast to have jumped out of the bus while some were trapped.
“We can say 15 rescued for now. We can’t give the exact number but two people have died.”