Ikeja's Lagos State University Teaching Hospital has confirmed that it has treated 102 PWD train-bus crash victims.

The LASUTH Chief Medical Director, Prof. Adetokunbo Fabamwo, described how his hospital received 85 victims at once early on Thursday morning, around 8 am. He added that the hospital started using open space treatment, also known as triage, which is considered the best practice in mass emergencies worldwide.

He explained that triage was an option because the hospital's emergency unit only had 30 beds available for patients. In an interview with our correspondent, Fabamwo stated that six fatalities had been reported and that six victims had also undergone surgery.

He stated, "As for our 85 victims, two of them passed away right away at the scene of the accident, three of them passed away while we were attempting to revive them due to their severe injuries, and one of them who was bleeding internally and was transported to the theater didn't survive. Therefore, four of the deaths occurred in hospitals, bringing the total to six. There are currently 102 casualties, with 17 more being brought to us right now. According to a statement from the Lagos State Ministry of Information, the management of LASUTH established a triage center by erecting an emergency canopy.

Patients were classified as mild, moderate, or severe. For stabilization and fracture repair by LASUTH specialists, those with life-threatening injuries were immediately taken to operating rooms, it said.

To ease the strain on the facility, some of the victims were also transported to hospitals close to LASUTH. It continued, "Moderate cases like straightforward fractures and abrasions were transferred to the closest General Hospitals, including the Trauma Center at the Toll Gate, Gbagada General Hospital, Orile Agege General Hospital, and Lagos Island General Hospital. Mild patients were admitted to LASUTH's operating room ward. Our Lagos State Blood Transfusion Service Agency also activated its emergency blood transfusion program, and we were able to mobilize blood and blood products from our blood donors and storage to stabilize patients and procedures prior to, during, and after operations.

Toyin Lasisi, an accident victim who works for Dynamic Recoveries in Alausa, claimed that she boarded the bus at the Ikotun bus stop at around six in the morning. Lasisi revealed that she received three packs of drips at LASUTH for her injuries, which she sustained after jumping out of the bus and landing on her legs and arms. "I boarded the bus at six in the morning, and the driver was the regular bus driver, so he had already driven on that road before. I believe it was simply an error to not wait for the train to pass.

"I received treatment, and three drips were administered. Thousands of people came out to save us, and the ambulance showed up right on schedule. Although it was in excruciating pain, I jumped out of the bus as soon as the accident occurred while other passengers were unable to do so.