Passengers escape death as bus rams into moving train in Lagos

Passengers escape death as bus rams into moving train in Lagos

 

Eight passengers narrowly escaped death in the early hours of Monday when a bus with Lagos registration number GGE 972 GE suddenly veered onto the train tracks while crossing the rail at PWD inward Oshodi, Lagos and collided with a fast-moving commuter train in the process.

Director-General of Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Femi Oke-Osantintolu, who confirmed the incident, said, “The agency received distress calls on the above. Upon arrival at the scene, it was discovered that a passenger bus with registration number GGE 972 GE, had veered onto the train tracks while crossing the rail at PWD inward Oshodi, Lagos.

“The bus was then dragged along for a stretch of the journey before the train managed to come to a complete halt. Subsequently, the agency was able to successfully extricate the passengers and note that there was no loss of life.”