The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, announced that 66 patients involved in the train‑bus collision have been treated and discharged from five state public health facilities. He provided this update on Wednesday, noting that the state had already discharged 53 patients from three state hospitals on March 10 and March 12, according to the News Agency of Nigeria. After a successful two‑stage triage, no additional fatalities were recorded among the survivors.
“Back‑to‑back surgeries are being conducted on patients who needed operations at LASUTH to ensure everyone is discharged as soon as possible,” Abayomi said. As of March 15, 30 patients remain admitted: 26 at Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), two at General Hospital, Odan‑Lagos, and two at General Hospital, Gbagada. The total number of passengers discharged to date is 66.
The fatality count from the accident remains six—two at the crash site and four at LASUTH during resuscitation. The incident involved a Lagos State Government staff bus carrying civil servants from Isolo to Alausa, which collided with a train at the PWD Bus‑Stop along Agege Motor Road. The bus had 85 passengers, and 17 additional persons were associated with the accident, bringing the total number of people involved to 102. The crash occurred at 7:30 a.m. on March 9, and victims were taken to LASUTH for treatment. Survivors with varying degrees of injury and life‑threatening conditions were admitted there, while 25 patients with moderate injuries were later referred to three general hospitals and the Trauma Centre at Tollgate to further their care and decongest LASUTH.
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