Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Thursday suspended all political campaign activities for the next three days, saying Lagos is in a state of mourning.
Sanwo-Olu in his Twitter page said all flags will be flown at half mast and that on Friday (tomorrow) all civil servants will work till 12 noon before returning home to be with their loved ones during this trying time.
“I was at LASUTH to understand the condition of the victims of the bus/train accident.
“The team at LASUTH expertly set up an outdoor triage centre which has contributed to 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 passengers on board the bus with 6 deaths, 42 moderate injuries, 29 serious and 8 mild injuries according to the LASUTH classification scale.
“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,” the governor twitted.
Earlier, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said two bodies were recovered at the scene of an accident involving a train and a staff bus in the Sogunle area of Lagos on Thursday morning.
Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, Lagos Territorial Coordinator, NEMA, told newsmen in Lagos that the deceased were members of staff of the Lagos State Government
Farinloye said that the state government staff bus was trying to cross the PWD/Sogunle rail crossing while the train, on the rail, was coming into Lagos from Abeokuta.
He said that several other persons injured had been evacuated for proper medical care.
He said that the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) flag Officers were reported to have tried to stop the driver of the bus from crossing before the accident.
Emergency responders at the event are the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), NEMA, Police, FRSC, Civil defense, and the Nigerian Railway Corporation team.
