Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said that six persons have been confirmed dead out of the 85 passengers onboard the Lagos State Government staff bus that ran into a train while moving on its way from Ikotun to Alausa, the state secretariat, at the PWD area of the state, at about past 7 a.m on Thursday.

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in a statement on Thursday said he visited the hospital to understand the condition of service rendered the accident victims.

“I was at LASUTH to understand the condition of the victims of the bus/train accident.

“The team at LASUTH expertly setup an outdoor triage centre which has contributed in saving lives, speeding up injury level profiling and supporting immediate critical action.

“This was a totally avoidable incident that simply required patience and the need to follow proper transportation protocol.

“There were 85 pax on board the bus with 6 deaths, 42 moderate injuries, 29 serious and 8 mild injuries according to the LASUTH classification scale.

“Lagos is in a state of mourning and for the next 3 days, I am suspending all campaign activities.

“All flags will be flown at half mast and tomorrow all civil servants will work till 12 noon before returning home to be with their loved ones during this trying time.

“It is still a critical period for some of the patients as we continue to call for blood donations across different state government medical facilities.

“This is a call for our humanity to rise above all.

“I also thank LASEMA, the security agencies, staff and students of LASUTH for rising up to the occasion as soon as this unfortunate incident happened”.

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