FRSC Corps’ Marshal sympathizes with Lagos train crash victims
- calls for construct level crossing railway gates across the country
Following the fatal crash, involving a moving train and the Lagos State Staff Bus at PWD railway crossing along Agege Motor Road on Thursday, Dauda Ali Biu, the Corps’ Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has expressed his heartfelt sympathy for the victims, admonishing relevant authorities to construct level crossing railway gates to enhance safety in train operations across the country.
He also called on traders to avoid the unwholesome practice of displaying wears around and on rail tracks, cautioning all categories of road users, to desist from undue interference with rail tracks whether or not the rails are been engaged by trains.
He stated that the crashed Marcopolo bus with registration number 04A-48LA conveyed 85 passengers out of which 2 adult occupants were confirmed dead at the spot while 4 died later at the hospital and the remaining 79 occupants who sustained varying degrees of injuries were rescued and are presently receiving treatment at Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja.
The Corps Marshal commiserated with the families of the dead and also wished the injured quick recovery and the families of the deceased the fortitude to bear the losses.
He commended the FRSC team and all first responders like Nigeria Police, LASEMA, LASTMA for prompt rescue of the victims and promised that the crash will be investigated.
