Lagos accident saddens Buhari as survivors blame bus driver

An accident in Lagos

A train accident with a bus in Lagos on March 9, 2023, killed 6 persons and left 79 others injured. PHOTO | LASTMA

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has mourned the deaths of six people and sympathised with other victims of a Lagos train accident, as survivors blamed a bus driver’ recklessness for causing the crash.

The accident, which occurred in the early morning hours of Thursday at Shogunle area of Ikeja in Lagos, involved a train and a Lagos state bus rapid transport (BRT) vehicle carrying workers.