FIVE people narrowly escaped death last night after a train ran into a
truck laden with laterite at the PWD railway crossing, opposite the
Nigerian Air Force Base in Ikeja, Lagos.
According to eyewitnesses, the
driver of the truck, with registration number LAGOS XY 288 JJJ,
attempted to play smart by crossing the railway line, but failed to make
it before the speeding train rammed into it. Eyewitnesses disclosed to
The Nation that the accident caused serious commotion as thousands of
passengers, some of who were sitting on the roof of the train scrambled
for safety. Though no life was lost in the accident, but five unlucky
passengers, who were left critically injured, were rushed to nearby
hospital where doctors are presently battling to save their lives. The
accident, which happened at about 7:30pm last night, led to serious
traffic gridlock along the Agege Motor road, as the train, said to be
coming from Ebutte-Metta and heading for Agbado, had to terminate its
journey, leaving of its passengers stranded. The fate of the injured
passengers was uncertain as at press time last night.
source: The Nation
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