The President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has sympathised with the families of the victims of the Ikeja train accident.
Tinubu a former Lagos State Governor in a statement made available by his media aide, Tunde Rahman in Abuja, empathised with victims.
The terse statement reads: “I offer my sincere condolences to the victims and families affected by the gory incident involving a train and a bus in the Ikeja area of Lagos State earlier today.
“I am praying for all, including those who died and those who sustained injuries in the tragic and unfortunate incident.
“My thoughts are with them and with the Lagos State Government, even as I continue to follow the emergency response efforts closely and offer support, where necessary, to ensure that survivors and others involved receive the best care,” he assured survivors.
No fewer than six persons have been confirmed dead and several others injured after a Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) blue line collided with a train in Lagos.
The accident occurred at the PWD railway crossing around 7 am.
It was gathered that the bus which conveyed mostly civil servants was navigating inward Ikeja attempted to cross the railway before the train coming from Abeokuta got closer but it was trapped by the train’s magnets.
Lagos West District Senator-Elect, Dr Idiat Adebule has expressed sadness over an unfortunate accident involving a staff bus of the Lagos State Government and a train around Shogunle and Ikeja on Thursday morning.
She commiserated with Lagos Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the civil servants and the families of those who died in the incident.
The former Lagos Deputy Governor sympathised with those who sustained injuries.
She prayed to God to grant them a quick recovery.
Adebule expressed confidence in the ability of the State Government to ensure the best treatment for those injured.
She thanked members of the public for rising to the occasion in preventing the loss of more lives.
She also commended the emergency response team for living up to the expectation by mobilising their officials to the scene.
She prayed that such an incident should never occur in the state and country as a whole.
She beseeched God to place His hands of protection upon the families of the affected staff.