BY OLASUNKANMI AKONI
LAGOS—TWO mass transit trains belonging to Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC, collided at Mushin railway station, yesterday morning but no casualty was recorded.

Confirming the accident, Mr. David  Ndakotsu, Assistant Director, Public Relations of NRC said;    “The management of Nigerian Railway Corporation wishes to confirm a train accident at Mushin Railway Station, on Wednesday, 7th November, 2012 at about 08:22 hours.

“The two trains involved in the accident at Mushin Railway Station were mass transit trains, one coming from Iddo to Ijoko and the other from Ijoko to Iddo.

“There were no fatalities. However, three out of the four injured persons were treated at Railway Clinic and have since been discharged.

“The NRC Management has since set up a high-level committee to investigate the cause of the accident.

Meanwhile, normal services have since resumed in Lagos.

“The NRC runs Mass Transit Train between Iddo/Apapa and Agbado/Ijoko and the service is currently moving about 16,000 passengers a day.”