Breaking! [Photos] Many Feared Dead, Injured As Train Crushes Lagos Govt. Staff Bus

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  • Two LASG Staff Reported Dead

A train and BRT bus carrying Lagos state staff collided at PWD in the Ikeja area of Lagos on Thursday morning.

Many were feared dead in the tragic incident as several others sustained varying degrees of injuries following the high-impact collision as the bus hung on the train through few meters as per eyewitness videos.

Also, two staff of the Lagos government had been reported dead. However, the figure of fatal casualties recorded in the crushing was yet to be ascertained by officials as of the time of this reporting.

The Lagos Government staff bus with registration no 04A- 48LA was crushed by the moving train at PWD, Ikeja area of Lagos.

Emergency responders are currently at the scene of the tragic incident.

More to come…

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'Dotun Akintomide's journalism works intersect business, environment, politics and developmental issues. Among a number of local and international publications, his work has appeared in the New York Times. He's a winner of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Award. Currently, the Online Editor at The New Diplomat, Akintomide has produced reports that uniquely spoke to Nigeria's experience on Climate Change issues. When Akintomide is not writing, volunteering or working on a media project, you can find him seeing beautiful sites like the sandy beaches that bedecked the Lagos coastline.

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