THE Bus Rapid Transit – BRT, driver who crashed into a moving train at Ikeja, leading to the killing of six people on March 9, 2023 has been arraigned before the court.
Osibanjo Oluwaseun was arraigned before Justice Oyindamola Ogala on Tuesday at the High Court in Ikeja, the Lagos State capital.
The BRT driver is facing 16 counts bordering on involuntary manslaughter and previous harm preferred against him by the state government.
The Director of Public Prosecutions, Babajide Martins alleged that Oluwaseun negligently killed the victims by ignoring warning signals and running into an oncoming train.
Oluwaseun is also being accused of negligently inflicting grievous harm on 10 other passengers on the bus.
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the 16 counts and the court adjourned the case till May 26 and June 16 and 28, 2023 for commencement of trial.