Sanwo-Olu suspends campaign over train accident

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has ordered the suspension of all campaign activities in the state over accident involving a train and a Lagos State Government staff bus.

Sanwo-Olu also directed that all flags must be flown at half mast, saying all civil servants will work till 12 noon on Friday, March 10, 2023.

He further called for blood donations for the people injured in the accident which occurred between Shogunle and Ikeja axis of Lagos on Thursday morning.

Governor Sanwo-Olu, while speaking during to a visit to the injured persons at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), said 85 people were in the bus when the accident occurred.

Sanwo-Olu said 6 persons have been confirmed dead, adding that 79 people were injured.

The governor 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,” he stated.

The Star