Four Injured As Trains Collide In Lagos

Many passengers escaped death when two trains collided in Lagos on Wednesday.

Four people were however injured.

It was learnt that the accident was due to the absence of signal operator at the Mushin Station terminus in Lagos.

One of the trains, which was coming from Ijoko in Ogun State got to the terminus and stopped for passengers to disembark.

As the Iddo-bound train driver was waiting to be cleared, another train coming from Iddo rammed into it.

It was gathered that the signal operator had gone to defecate and asked his assistant to take over but his assistant forgot, leading to the collision.

The train from Iddo was coming with high speed unknown to the driver that there was another train on the track.

By the time the driver got to where the train was stationed waiting for direction, his brakes failed.

A tailor in the area, who craved anonymity, said the impact of the accident threw the entire neighbourhood into chaos.

“We thought it was a bomb blast. It was when we got there that we found out it was train collision. Some passengers sustained injuries. But I do not think anybody died,” he said.

Rather unfortunate!