Lagos State Governor, BABAJIDE SANWO-OLU, on Wednesday described the death of some students of Ojodu Grammar School in the Isheri area of the state as devastating.
A truck had on Tuesday crushed some students to death and injured several others after they closed from school.
The state government had ordered the immediate closure of all schools affected by the accident till January.
In a condolence message signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. GBOYEGA AKOSILE, the governor expressed sadness over the incident and described the death of the students as sad, unfortunate, and avoidable.
President MUHAMMADU BUHARI also commiserated with parents, relations and friends of Ojodu Grammar School over the sad and painful loss of the promising lives that were cut short in the tragic incident.