By Wale Ajayi
Scores of people were injured Thursday as a train coming from Ijoko, Ogun State, heading to Ebute Metta, Lagos, derailed at Mangoro area in Agege.
According to an eye witness account, three coaches were involved in the accident.
The accident was said to have occurred around 7am.
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, in a statement on the accident, said an investigation showed that the train derailed as a result of faulty tracks..
The agency added that though no life was lost, but the injured victims were rushed to nearby hospitals for first aid.
“Efforts are currently being made to evacuate the derailed coaches as the Nigeria Railway Corporation crane has been dispatched to the scene from Lagos Island.
However, men of the Nigeria Police were seen on ground to ensure swift recovery on the recovery operation being carried out by the officials of the Nigeria Railway Corporation, the statement added.
