The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has described the fatal train-auto crash in Ikeja, Lagos as “depressing and extremely sad”.
PUNCH Metro had reported that a ghastly auto crash involving a train and a Lagos State BRT staff bus in Shogunle area of Ikeja, Lagos, claimed at least six lives, leaving many injured on Thursday morning.
In a statement signed by Buhari’s spokesman, Garba Shehu, late Thursday and titled: ‘President Buhari reacts to horrific Lagos train/bus accident’, the president consoled the families of the victims and sympathised with the injured, wishing them a speedy recovery.
The statement read, “The accident at the level crossing involving the train and the BRT staff bus is distressing and extremely sad.
“I pray for the souls of the deceased and quick recovery of the many who were injured.”
He commended the Lagos State authorities and Federal Government agencies for promptly getting involved in relief work.
Earlier in the day, the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, visited the injured at the hospital, and revealed that two persons died on the scene of the accident while four succumbed to their injuries at the hospital.
The PUNCH reported that Sanwo-Olu said 85 passengers were involved, with 42 sustaining moderate injuries, 29 with serious injuries while eight suffered mild injuries.
