Sanwo-Olu: Six dead, 79 civil servants injured in train accident

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says no fewer than six civil servants have been confirmed dead in the accident involving a train and a Lagos State Government staff bus in the state.

Sanwo-Olu said 79 civil servants were injured in the accident which occurred between Shogunle and Ikeja axis of Lagos on Thursday morning.

The governor made the disclosure while speaking with journalists at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), where the injured civil servants are currently receiving treatment.

Sanwo-Olu, who said the accident was an avoidable incident, revealed that 85 people were in the bus when the accident occurred.

He said: “The team at LASUTH expertly setup an outdoor triage centre which has contributed in saving lives, speeding up injury level profiling and supporting immediate critical action.

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“This was a totally avoidable incident that simply required patience and the need to follow proper transportation protocol.

“There were 85 pax on board the bus with 6 deaths, 42 moderate injuries, 29 serious and 8 mild injuries according to the LASUTH classification scale.

“Lagos is in a state of mourning and for the next 3 days, I am suspending all campaign activities.

“All flags will be flown at half mast and tomorrow all civil servants will work till 12 noon before returning home to be with their loved ones during this trying time.

“It is still a critical period for some of the patients as we continue to call for blood donations across different state government medical facilities.

“This is a call for our humanity to rise above all. I also thank LASEMA, the security agencies, staff and students of LASUTH for rising up to the occasion as soon as this unfortunate incident happened,” Governor Sanwo-Olu stated.

The Star