It was tales of different stories of sadness and joy at the sight of the collapsed building in Lagos Island, Lagos.
One of the pupils whose birthday was on the day of the incident didn’t want to attend class but his mother forced him, he was among the first casualties.
At least over ten persons have been declared dead and many were injured in a three storey building that combined a private school, Ohen Nursery And Primary School with residential on the ground floor.
At the scene of the crash, families and neighbours of the victims were heard giving different accounts of what might have been done to avert the incident.
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One of the parents who joined the rescue team said “I have rescued my five-year-old son, he survived; now I’m here to help others but the LASEMA officials are making things very difficult and slow.
”He added that another child killed in the accident might have been alive had events gone another way.
“Today is the boy’s birthday; he said he didn’t want to go to school because it’s his birthday but his mother insisted. He was among those that first died.
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”Another said: “A woman couldn’t afford fees so she came to beg in the morning but the proprietor turned her back with her child; she has just heard what happened and is thanking God.
”One story which seemed very consistent among the crowd at the scene of the incident and at the hospital is that “of a woman who has about 15 to 20 (depending on who’s telling the story) kids with her and who are all trapped in rubble”.
They all said the woman was able to “call someone on the phone to give a picture of things in the rubble but warned that she may run out of phone battery soon”.Rescue efforts at the crash are expected to continue on Thursday.
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