A Lagos state government bus driver accused of a train collision with a bus on the PWD/Shogunle railway line of Lagos' Agege highway has asked forgiveness from the victims of the accident.
Some survivors said 44-year-old driver Oluwaseun Osinbajo wore headphones while driving and disregarded the instructions of a railroad flag officer, but he was blamed for a mechanical failure on the bus. accused of being
Police also said that at the time of this writing, the results of a medical report, including blood tests to determine if the driver was on drugs or in good mental health, were pending. rice field.
A driver who works for the Lagos State Department of Transport was transferred yesterday to the State Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department (SCIID).
He was overheard talking to some of his relatives who were waiting for him there.
he said. How could I have ignored the warning signs? The bus had a mechanical defect.
"I'm sorry.
Identification of some victims
Identification of some survivors who were taken to Orile Agege General Hospital on Thursday:
Mr. Juwon Fagbohun, 27, Mass Education Agency; Service Manager. Mariam Olayiwola, 18, Ministry of Health, Eniola Fashoyin, 53, Service Director's Office, PSO Alausa.
Others are as follows. Olaide Alabi, age 21, student of the Ministry of Wealth Creation and Empowerment. Sekinat Ogunremi, 24 years old, from the Ministry of Justice. Aishat Gabadegesin, 25, from Ministry of Institutions and Education. Mr. Ganyat Raj from the Ministry of Science and Technology and Mr. Olwatoin Abiodun (46) from the Ministry of Information Strategy.
Miraculous Survival Helped me by changing seats
Some people still haven't gotten over the shock. One of them described her survival as a miracle and revealed how she narrowly escaped her death. A survivor who spoke on the condition of anonymity said, "I would have been one of the people in the morgue.
“But on that fateful day, a friend of the service manager (name unknown) invited me to sit with her in the front row of the third row.
Another survivor, who called her name simply Ope, said:
"The first three times I sat in the front. When I got on the bus to get some sleep before I got to the office, I fell asleep immediately."
"But I was awakened from my sleep by the cries of e ma lo, e duro (Don't go, wait!)." I woke up to find out what was happening. Before I could raise my head, I heard a loud bang. The impact threw many of us out of our seats. I fainted by hitting my head against a hard object.
Medical Examination
When the Chief of Police of the Railway Command, CP Yetunde Ronge, arrived at the scene the same day, she ordered the driver to be examined. For medical tests, including psychological tests and drug tests.
When she was contacted about the test results, she said the results were not yet known.
She said: Therefore, we must have him undergo a thorough medical examination.
"This is one of the tests you have to take as a driver. Because when you come to a railroad crossing, the train driver will honk his horn to warn people that a train is approaching. Driver must wait patiently for the train to pass.”
“He had a blood sample taken and is waiting for the results,” she said.
Sense of Barriers
However, some Lagos residents criticized the Nigerian Railway Corporation for not installing barriers at this time.
Lagos Justice Ministry official Fagbemin Sognesan said: Had it been built, Lagos state government bus drivers would have had to slow down to allow trains to pass. I can only hope that the government will take this into account and do what is necessary.”
Sanwo-Olu extends its condolences to the families of the victims
One of the victims who lost their lives in the crash was Esther Oleinka Rokos, who lives in Block 361, Flat 5, Jakande Estate, Okeaafa, Lagos. was. The late Esther, who turned 40 on Monday, March 6, 2023, was a staff member of the Servant's office. This Sunday she wanted to celebrate her own birthday.
However, she reportedly got a call from her boss asking her to bring a flash drive and agreed to deliver it on Thursday, but didn't say she couldn't see her birthday tomorrow.
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu personally visited his widower Raymond yesterday afternoon to express his condolences.
Raymond, he couldn't control his emotions and was crying all the time.
The Governor-General then made his way to Bankner, on the coax, to offer his condolences to his grieving father.