Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday has paid condolence visit to families of the State Government staff, who were involved in the train accident that claimed six lives on Thursday.
Sanwo-Olu was accompanied by the Head of Service, Hakeem Muri- Okunola, and some members of the State Executive Council to sympathise with the bereaved families.
A Lagos State Government Staff Bus with Number 33, carrying civil servants and some dependants from Isolo to Alausa had a head-on collision with 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.
While Six out of the 85 passengers on the bus died, 79 civil servants and their dependants on the bus sustained varying degrees of injuries.
Governor Sanwo-Olu who was received by the three families he visited in Jakande Estate, Oke Afa, and Ikotun areas of Lagos State, commiserated with the bereaved families and prayed for them over their irreplaceable losses.
He urged them to take the death of their loved ones in good faith and see it as an act of God.
The Governor visited the families of Esther Rokosu, a staff of Lagos Internal Revenue Service (LIRS), and 54-year-old Mrs. Victoria Johnson nee Dada, a Social Welfare Officer of Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH).
He also paid a condolence visit to the home of a Youth Corps member, Miss Aina Oreoluwa Juliana, who was serving in the Ministry of Education before her untimely death.
During the visit, prayers were offered for the deceased families, various ministries, and the Lagos State Government.
The accident occurred around at 7:30 am on Thursday when the staff bus was about to cross the rail track and during the process, it collided with a commercial train at the location.
Many of the civil servants and their dependants on the bus sustained varying degrees of injuries. They were rushed to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH).
And they were promptly attended to by the medical personnel who created a triage, emergency tents within the hospital to attend urgently to those involved in the accident.
The prompt attention and urgent intervention of LASUTH staff who were joined by the students and staff of the College of Medicine of Lagos State University.
79 people out of 85 passengers on the bus were revived and treated for different injuries to stabilize them while they are currently receiving treatment at LASUTH and other government-owned hospitals in the State.
Earlier, the Governor, Dapo Abiodun has joined others, on behalf of the Government and people of Ogun State, condoled with bereaved families, and prayed for the repose of the souls of the dead.
Abiodun who was shocked and saddened by the fatal train-bus collision that have thrown hi dear neighbouring Lagos State into mourning.
“The incident, loss of lives, and injuries were avoidable ones, so we call for caution among road and rail users as well as their operators”, the Governor said.
He urged his dear brother, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Government and people of Lagos to take solace in the fact that those receiving treatment are recuperating fast.