55-year-old motorist escapes death as train collides with car at PWD-Oshodi, LagosA 55-year-old motorist has escaped unhurt after a moving train collided with his Honda car at the PWD Railway Level Crossing in Ikeja, Lagos.
The incident occurred in the early hours of Friday October 9, 2026. A train set towards Agege collided with the Honda, with registration number EKY 902 JT. Details on why the car was on the train track is yet to be co firms is LASTMA steps into investigation.
The vehicle was extensively damaged in the collision, with the car being crushed into something close to scraps. However, the driver escaped without injury, while no casualty was recorded at the scene.
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, said its operatives, alongside security personnel, rescued the motorist and cleared the damaged vehicle from the railway track, allowing the train to continue its journey towards Agege.
An earlier traffic update from LASTMA said onlookers had also helped push the vehicle off the tracks while officials managed traffic and emergency responders attended to the scene.LASTMA said the damaged car was handed over to security personnel for investigation into the circumstances surrounding the collision.
The agency’s General Manager, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, urged motorists to exercise caution when approaching railway crossings and warned against attempting to cross railway tracks when a train is approaching or already in motion.
The incident comes as another reminder of the dangers associated with motorists’ interaction with active railway corridors in Lagos.