FG Orders Probe Into Lagos Train Accident

The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) will commence a thorough investigation into the collision between a passenger train and a bus conveying some civil servants to their workplaces in Lagos on Thursday morning, which led to the death of some victims, while others sustained varying injuries.

Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika who disclosed this, said the NSIB will be unravelling the immediate and remote causes of the accident and proffer ways of preventing such in the future.

Sirika, in a statement released by his Special Assistant on Public Affairs, Dr. James Odaudu, solicited the cooperation of members of the public as investigation by the NSIB team commences.

The Minister also commiserated with the government and people of Lagos State, especially those who have lost their loved ones, and prayed for the quick recovery of those injured in the accident.