Train accident: Another 21 survivors discharged from hospitals

Survivors discharged, BRT, Lagos train accident

The Lagos State Government says 21 survivors of the train-bus accident in the state were discharged on Sunday from five state public health facilities after quality medical care and management.

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, stated this in an update about the accident on Sunday.

No fewer than 32 survivors involved in the accident were discharged from three state hospitals on March 10.

“Total number of patients on admission as of today March 12 are 43.

“There are 39 patients at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), two at General Hospital Odan-Lagos, and another two at General Hospital, Gbagada.

“Total number of patients or passengers discharged are 53,” Abayomi said.

The commissioner disclosed that fatality figure from the accident remains six which include two at the site of accident and four at LASUTH during resuscitation.

A Lagos State Government staff bus carrying civil servants from Isolo to Alausa had a collision with a train at PWD Bus-Stop, along Agege Motor Road, on Thursday, March 9, 2023.

There were 85 passengers on board the bus and 17 persons associated with the accident, making 102 persons involved in the accident.

The victims of the accident which occurred at 7.30 a.m. were taken to LASUTH for treatment.

Survivors with varying degrees of injuries and life-threatening conditions were admitted and treated at LASUTH.

25 patients with moderate injuries were later referred to four general hospitals in Lagos for further treatment and to decongest LASUTH.

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