Lagos Set To Compensate Train-Bus Collision Victims

The Lagos State Government nine-man committee set up to look into the compensation of the Train-Bus collision has submitted its report.

The victims were mostly staff of the Lagos State Government going to their offices before tragedy struck on the 9th of March, 2023.

The state Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Fredric Oladeinde, disclosed to newsmen.

According to Oladeinde, the report stated that the accident had six fatalities from a total of 102 passengers, with 85 passengers aboard the staff bus, while 17 were on the train.

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“The committee as part of its recommendations advised: Death benefits from the Group Life Insurance for families of the deceased, provision of employment to one employable child of the deceased and a concessionary scholarship to one of the deceased’s biological children.

“Injured accident victims were also recommended in the report to be paid full insurance claims as compensation while any staff victim with a permanent disability is also to be compensated in line with the Group Life Insurance Policy of the State, among other benefits,” the commissioner stated.

Meanwhile, the committee, which consists of Permanent Secretaries from relevant Ministries of the State Public Service, was set up to identify the families of the deceased and their dependents, as well as the injured officers, and to determine appropriate compensation packages for each affected family and staff of the state government.

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“A final decision on the committee’s recommendations will be taken by the State Executive Council and further directives communicated by the Head of Service, Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola,” Oladeinde affirmed.

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