Following report of collision of a passenger train and a bus in Lagos State, the Federal Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has directed experts of the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau, NSIB, to commence immediate investigation.
While describing the accident as unfortunate, Sirika, in a statement signed by the Special Assistant to the Minister of Aviation on Public Affairs, James Odaudu, on Thursday, in Abuja, the Minister assured the general public of the capacity of the NSIB to unravel the immediate and remote causes of the accident and proffer ways of preventing such in the future.
Sirika, while commiserating with the government and people of Lagos state, solicited the cooperation of members of the public as investigation by the NSIB team commenced.
Reports records that two persons were confirmed killed while many sustained various degrees of injuries when a moving train rammed into a BRT bus at the PWD bus stop in the Ikeja area of Lagos state on Thursday morning.
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