Akin Abayomi, the Lagos commissioner for health, says 32
survivors of the accident involving a train and a staff bus have been
discharged from different hospitals.
On Thursday, a Lagos staff bus was crushed by a moving train
at the Shogunle and Ikeja axis when the bus veered into the rail track.
Many passengers were injured in the accident and some were
taken to the trauma centre of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital
(LASUTH).
Recall that two passengers died at the scene of the accident
while another four were confirmed dead at the hospital.
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) and the Lagos State
Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) blamed the driver of the staff bus for the
accident.
Giving an update on the incident, Abayomi, in a press
conference on Friday, said the train-bus accident recorded 102 casualties,
including six deaths.
He said all the patients were in stable medical condition.
The commissioner disclosed that 19 survivors were discharged
from LASUTH while another five were discharged from the Toll Gate Trauma
Centre, and eight from Orile-Agege General Hospital
He said the state government would cover the medical bills
of all the victims of the accident.
“The accident recorded 102 casualties including six
fatalities — two deaths at the scene of the accident and four at LASUTH,”
Abayomi said.
“All victims of the accident with varying degrees of
injuries including life-threatening conditions such as head and chest cases
were admitted and treated at LASUTH.
“Twenty-five patients
with moderate injuries were later referred to five general hospitals in Lagos
for further treatment and to decongest LASUTH.
”People donated 256 voluntary units of blood and 40 units
were transfused yesterday.”
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