THE Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi has announced that 32 victims of last Thursday’s unfortunate train-bus accident which occurred at the PWD-Shogunle axis of Ikeja, Lagos, have been discharged from three State public health facilities after quality medical care and management.
Speaking on Friday, March 10, 2023, at a news briefing to give an update and situation report of the incident, Abayomi explained that 19 of the 102 accident victims were discharged from the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), five from the Accident and Emergency Centre at the Toll Gate and eight from the Orile-Agege General Hospital.
He disclosed that LASUTH received additional 17 victims of the accident after the initial 85 that were recorded, bringing the total number of injured persons associated with the misfortune to 102.
Abayomi noted that the fatality figure remained at six with no other death recorded from 12:00 noon Thursday till 12:00 noon Friday when the update briefing was held.
Abayomi stated further that 40 units of blood were transfused to stabilise patients who require a blood transfusion, adding that the Lagos State Blood Transfusion Service (LSBTS) was able to collect 256 units of blood from voluntary donors who heeded the call for blood donation for victims of the accident.
