A moving train rammed into a Volkswagen bus at Oshodi area of Lagos on Monday.
The accident occurred around 8:15 a.m.
Details of the accident are still sketchy but the bus appears to have been on the rail track.
The Lagos State Transport Management Agency (LASTMA) and the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) were at the scene at the time of this report and shared pictures of the accident.
[8:20AM] #TrainAccident
A train ran into a Volkswagen T4 bus at the ARENA crossing, pushing it to Oshodi U-bridge. Onlookers causing more harm than good. Men on ground, Necessary Agencies @lasambus @followlasema alerted. @Gidi_Traffic @trafficbutter @TrafficChiefNG #FollowLastma pic.twitter.com/uc6pE96EfH— LASTMA (@followlastma) September 14, 2020
“A train ran into a Volkswagen T4 bus at the ARENA crossing, pushing it to Oshodi U-bridge. Onlookers causing more harm than good. Men on ground, Necessary Agencies @lasambus @followlasema,” LASTMA tweeted.
Details later…
Support PREMIUM TIMES' journalism of integrity and credibility
Good journalism costs a lot of money. Yet only good journalism can ensure the possibility of a good society, an accountable democracy, and a transparent government.
For continued free access to the best investigative journalism in the country we ask you to consider making a modest support to this noble endeavour.
By contributing to PREMIUM TIMES, you are helping to sustain a journalism of relevance and ensuring it remains free and available to all.
TEXT AD: To advertise here . Call Willie +2347088095401...
![Nigerian Police officers on duty [Photo credit: Today.ng]](https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2017/02/nigeria_police_-690x450.jpg?resize=120%2C86&ssl=1)
![President Muhammadu Buhari delivers his statement at the 76th UN General Assembly and holds a Bilateral Meeting with UN Secretary General in New York. [PHOTO: Presidency]](https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2021/09/242866276_2157003781142673_4531431578731808043_n.jpg?resize=120%2C86&ssl=1)
![President Muhammadu Buhari delivers his statement at the 76th UN General Assembly and holds a Bilateral Meeting with UN Secretary General in New York. [PHOTO: Presidency]](https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2021/09/243116167_4907275199300078_1823608477641507114_n.jpg?resize=120%2C86&ssl=1)
![Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway [PHOTO: Ripples Nigeria]](https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2021/09/EndSARS-protesters-block-Lagos-Abeokuta-Expressway.jpg?resize=120%2C86&ssl=1)
![Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, [PHOTO CREDIT: Official Twitter handle of Mr Geoffery]](https://i1.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2020/09/Eg2udSTXkAUvIF5.jpg?resize=75%2C75&ssl=1)
![Sola Yomi-Ajayi, the CEO of the United Bank for Africa (UBA)’s operations in the United States. [PHOTO CREDIT: Official Twitter handle of UBA]](https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2020/09/EPh-dDXUAAmmrK.jpg?resize=75%2C75&ssl=1)
JOIN THE CONVERSATION