Lagos train accident: Lagos gov visits family of deceased Corps member

Lagos state governor, Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu has visited the family of one of the deceased victims of the bus-train accident that occurred in the early hours of Thursday, March 9, 2023, along the PWD-Oshodi expressway, Late Aina Oreoluwa Julianah, who was a serving Corps member before her unfortunate death.

During the visit to the Aina family in the Agodo Area of Egbe-Idimu LCDA in the Alimosho LGA, Sanwo-Olu, who was received by the Executive Chairman of Egbe-Idimu LCDA, Hon. Kunle Sanyaolu Olowoopejo, condoled with the family while praying that God will grant repose to the soul of the deceased.

He also prayed that the Lord Almighty will grant the family the fortitude to bear this irreplaceable loss.

Recall that, a Lagos State Government Staff Bus with Number 33, carrying civil servants and some dependents from Isolo to Alausa had a collision with a commercial train at PWD Bus-Stop, along Agege Motor Road, in the State on Thursday.

The accident occurred when the Lagos State Government staff bus was about to cross the rail track and during the process, it collided with a commercial train at the location. Six out of the 85 passengers on the bus died while 79 civil servants and their dependents on the bus sustained varying degrees of injuries.