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FG Orders Investigation Into Lagos Train Crash

The Federal Government has ordered the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau to conduct an immediate investigation into what caused the collision of Lagos State Government staff bus, carrying state employees, that was crushed by a train on Thursday in the Ikeja neighborhood of Lagos.

Senator Hadi Sirika, the aviation minister, published the order in a tweet under the name @hadisirika.

The minister sent his sympathies to all touched by the tragedy and prayed for those who were hurt to recover quickly.
Moreover, Sirika requested the general public to assist the NSIB investigating team.

He wrote, “My heart goes out to those who lost their lives in today’s train crash and those who got injured as well as the Government and people of Lagos.

“Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau experts have been directed to move quickly. We solicit public cooperation as the investigation commences.”

It had previously been reported that a moving train collided with a BRT bus at the PWD bus stop in the Ikeja neighborhood of Lagos State on Thursday morning, resulting in six fatalities and numerous injuries.

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