A survivor of the accident between a train and a BRT bus carrying Lagos State government employees has described his ordeal.
The survivor said that switching from her favorite spot to a seat with another coworker saved her life.
She said, “Where I normally seat on the bus was the point the train rammed into.”
The civil servant said, “My survival is a miracle.
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“I would have been one of those in the morgue.
“I boarded the bus at Ikotun and sat on the middle row, close to the window, a position that had become my permanent seat.
“But on that fateful day, a friend (names withheld) invited me to come to sit with her on the third row in front.
“She said the person she reserved the seat for called to say she won’t be joining the staff bus.
“That was how I left my permanent seat, which happened to be the exact place the train hit.
“Any time I remember that I would quickly dismiss the thought of death with a shrug.
“This can only be God and I am grateful.”
Another survivor who simply gave her name as Ope said she woke up to shouts of ‘e ma lo, e duro’.
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According to Ope, “The staff bus conveys every staff of the Lagos State government living in the Ikotun/Isolo area, irrespective of the department or agency, as long as the staff is headed for the secretariat.
“I sat on a seat in the first three rows in front and slept off immediately in order to catch some sleep before reaching the office.
“But I was jostled from sleep by shouts of ‘e ma lo, e duro’ (don’t go, wait).
“I woke up to know what happening but before I could raise my head, I heard a loud bang. The impact flung many of us from our seats.
“I hit my head on a hard object and passed out. By the time I opened my eyes, I found myself in an ambulance that brought me to Orile Agege General Hospital.”
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Mr Juwon Fagbohun, 27, of the Agency for Mass Education, Adesoji Ajibade of the Office of the Head of Service, Mariam Olayiwola, 18, of the Ministry of Health, and Eniola Fashoyin, 53, of the Office of the Head of Service, PSO Alausa were also transported to Orile Agege Medical Hospital on Thursday.
Mrs Adejoke Banjo, 42, of the Office of the Head of Service; Olaide Alabi, 21, of the Ministry of Wealth Creation and Empowerment; Sekinat Ogunremi, 24, of the Ministry of Justice; and Aishat Gbadegeshin, 25, of the Ministry of Establishment and Training were also present.
Ganiyat Raji of the Ministry of Science and Technology and Mrs Oluwatoyin Abiodun of the Ministry of Communication and Strategy.
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