By Adedapo Adesanya
The Lagos State Government has disclosed 53 of the 102 survivors of the accident involving a train and a staff bus have been discharged from different hospitals across the state.
Last Thursday, Business Post reported that a passenger train collided with a Lagos State government staff bus conveying workers in the Shogunle area of Oshodi.
It was later disclosed by the Lagos state government that six persons lost their lives in the incident, while scores of victims were admitted to various hospitals in the state for treatment.
According to reports, the bus was attempting to cross the rail track when an oncoming train rammed into it, dragging the bus from Shogunle to the PWD area of Ikeja, the state’s capital.
In the latest update, the state Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, said 53 out of the 102 persons involved in the accident had been discharged.
The Commissioner also stated that 43 patients were still being admitted to various medical facilities in the state. While 39 were at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), two were at the Gbagada General Hospital, with another two at the General Hospital, Odan-Lagos.
“The total number of passengers involved is 102. Breakdown of location after triage: LASUTH (71), General Hospital, Lagos (4); General Hospital, Orile-Agege (10); General Hospital, Gbagada (6); Accident and Emergency Centre (5),” Prof. Abayomi said.
“Death (6), two at the site of the accident and four at LASUTH during resuscitation. The total number of patients on admission as of Sunday, 12th March 2022 (43); LASUTH (39), General Hospital Odan-Lagos (2), General Hospital, Gbagada (2).
“The total number of patients/passengers discharged as of Sunday, March 12, 2023, is 53,” he disclosed.
