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| The Derailed Train |
A train travelling from Lagos on its way to Kano state has derailed in Osogbo, the Osun state capital. The accident occurred late in the night with goods worth millions of Naira destroyed. The mishap has caused traffic gridlock around Old garrage/freedom park area of Osogbo.
The Cargo train according to eye witness missed it’s rail from other coaches just as the ones conveying passengers continued the journey to Kano. The accident occured just a few metres away from the Osogbo terminus. Casualty still remain unclear but efforts are on to evacuate the affected coaches.
The already sad situation however had a new twist as one of the journalists who made early call to the scene was arrested by police officers attached to the Police outpost at the Osogbo rail terminus. It took the intervention of other journalists to secure the release of the arrested journalist.
In the meantime, efforts are on by the Railway management to evacuate the coaches saying frantic efforts are being made to secure a crane to move the accidented coaches.
Eye witness account also accused hoodlums of taking advantage of the accident to pack the remaining goods left in the coaches. A driver and a bus was equally arrested by the Railway police allegedly caught while offloading the remaining goods to the bus in what appears to be some sort of robbery
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| One Of The Impounded Vehicles At The Police Post |
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| Affected Building At The Lagos-Ibadan Motor Park, Osogbo |
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| Commercial Buses Trapped In Gridlock |
