*As 2 persons die in Badagry expressway auto crash
Fire, on Saturday, gutted a section of the Lagos Blue Line track near the Eko Bridge on Lagos Island.
Gboyega Akosile, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, disclosed this on his X.com handle @gboyegakosile,.
He said the incident occurred around 4:12 pm on Saturday.
The governor’s spokesman added that a team of safety and emergency personnel had been deployed to the scene to put out the inferno.
Akoshile wrote: “Lagosians in that area can go about their business peacefully as the situation is under control.
“Kindly await further details on the operations of the train from @Lamataonline.”
Meanwhile, two persons were confirmed dead in an auto crash along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway on Saturday.
The Unit Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr. Williams Manga, told journalists that the accident occurred around 7:10am near the Mammy Market Barracks axis of the expressway.
He said one other person sustained injuries in the accident.
Manga said: “Our personnel were alerted about the accident immediately, and we got to the scene at exactly 7:15. a.m.
“The Toyota commercial bus with registration number MHY 165 YH collided with a Bajaj motorcycle with registration number LAAR 313 VP coming from Badagry.
“The two persons on the motorcycle died instantly, while one in the front seat of the bus sustained varying degrees of injury.
“One of them was not affected by the accident at all.”
