The Lagos State Ministry of Health revealed that 21 survivors of the train-bus collision were discharged on Sunday.
Prof. Akin Abayomi, the state Commissioner for Health, stated this in an update about the accident.
“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.
“The total number of patients or passengers discharged are 53,” he said.
Abayomi stated that the fatality figure from the accident remains six which include two at the site of the accident and four at LASUTH during resuscitation.
Recall that Lagospost reported that 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.
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 happened at 7.30 a.m. on March 9 were taken to LASUTH for treatment.
Survivors with varying degrees of injuries and life-threatening conditions were admitted and treated at LASUTH.
Also, 25 patients with moderate injuries were later referred to four general hospitals in Lagos for further treatment and to decongest LASUTH.
