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2 killed in Nigeria train collision

Other News Materials 18 August 2015 04:08 (UTC +04:00)
Two people were killed and one other injured when two trains collided in southwest city of Lagos, Nigeria's commercial hub.
2 killed in Nigeria train collision

Two people were killed and one other injured when two trains collided in southwest city of Lagos, Nigeria's commercial hub, Xinhua reported.

The two casualties were passengers who illegally hanged on the rooftop of the moving train on Sunday, Akin Osinowo, Lagos Railway District Manager (RDM) told reporters.

He added that the injured passenger was currently receiving treatment at an hospital.

The cause of the accident was still under investigation.

Osinowo appealed to commuters and the train users to value their lives and stop hanging on moving trains.

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