Train/Bus Accident: Sanwo-Olu Suspends Campaign, Declares Three-Day Mourning for Victims
POLITICS DIGEST – The Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced suspension of all political campaign activities in the next three days to mourn the victims of the train accident.
Six persons have died while several injured in the accident after a train collided with a Lagos State Government staff bus in Ikeja area on Thursday morning.
Mr Sanwo-Olu gave the hints while giving an update at Lagos state University Teaching Hospital
The train trapped the bus on its rail and dragged it from Shogunle to PWD area of Ikeja.
Sanwo-Olu visited those injured in the accident at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH).
The governor said that all civil servants will work till 12 p.m. on Friday before returning home to their loved ones.
“This morning, I will be instructing the Head of Service to declare a half-day of work tomorrow, meaning that by 12 o’clock tomorrow, people should be asked to leave work, so that we can jointly mourn our staff and loved ones,” Mr Sanwo-Olu said.
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He also described the accident as avoidable which a little patience would have prevented from happening.
His word: “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.
