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Six people have been confirmed dead after a bus and a train collided in the Nigerian city of Lagos.
Seventy-one people were injured, 29 of them critically.
The accident happened on Thursday morning during rush hour and both vehicles were carrying commuters.
You can see how far the train dragged the bus in my tweet from the scene of the crash in Ikeja:
Went to the scene of this morning’s crash between a passenger bus and a train in Lagos. The wreckage has now been cleared and the injured moved to a nearby hospital. But lots of bystanders are angry at the lack of security barriers. pic.twitter.com/G4J8DX7D71
— Mayeni Jones (@MayeniJones) March 9, 2023
The coach was taking civil servants to work while the train was shuttling commuters from the outskirts of Lagos into the city.
At the site of the crash, the wreckage has been cleared but shards of glass and blood can still be seen.
Cars have started driving across the tracks once more.
The BBC spoke to angry bystanders who complained about the lack of a barrier separating the tracks from the road.
They said it was the second accident like this in a year.
The injured have been moved to a nearby hospital and the bodies of those killed are now in a mortuary.
The governor of Lagos has declared three days of mourning and a half work day on Friday. Flags will also fly at half-mast.
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