Three persons died and many others were injured when a train hit a commercial bus at Pen Cinema railway crossing in Lagos State on Friday, authorities have confirmed.

An eyewitness, Mr Raji Oladimeji told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the accident occurred when the bus driver was trying to make U-turn on the rail line.

“We warned the driver not to make U-turn at that particular point  when a train was approaching but he refused.

“So, it was in the process of making the turn that the approaching train crushed the bus where people hanging on the train fell off and three die instantly while other sustained various injuries,”  Oladimeji, electrician said.

He said some youths set the bus ablaze in anger while the injured were taken to a nearby hospital.

Mr Jerry Oche, the Lagos District Manager, Nigerian Railway Corporation, who confirmed the incident, said the accident happened at 9.30 a.m.

“We were informed that a bus was trying to make a U-turn at the railway line this morning at Agege Pen Cinema area when a moving train crushed it in the process.

“The police are on top of the incident bringing the situation to normalcy as youths went on rampage over the death of people who lost their lives in the accident.

More: https://hi247.com.ng/2018/07/20/many-injured-3-died-as-train-crushes-commercial-bus-in-lagos/

RIP to the dead

What is the essence of burning the bus when the deed has been done .

A black man will forever be a black man . How does burning the bus solve anything? May God deliver the black man from his own wickedness .

Shelumiel:
A black man will forever be a black man . How does burning the bus solve anything? May God deliver the black man from his own wickedness .

I read this your post i made nothing out of it, more especially your last sentence which was out of tune.

The stupidity of the bus driver has sent some families to mourning. Nigerians and there i don't care life style/ negligence is the reason for most of the deaths been recorded everyday, we make haste and miss our destination.