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The panel constituted by the Lagos State Government to investigate the elevator accident that resulted in the death of a medical doctor at the General Hospital, Odan, Lagos Island is billed to submit its findings today.
A faulty elevator at the staff quarters of the hospital had crashed on Wednesday evening and claimed the life of Dr. Vware Diaso who was working at the facility and lived on the 9th floor of the building.
In response to the unfortunate incident, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, ordered an immediate and thorough inquiry into the accident with the panel given 48 hours to conclude its assignment.
A statement issued by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Information and Strategy, Mr. Olumide Sogunle, yesterday disclosed that the lift installer had been handed over to the police for questioning.
Highlighting some of the steps taken so far by the investigative panel, Sogunle said the panel had met with the facility manager, the management of the General Hospital, Lagos, and the Lagos State Infrastructure Asset Management Agency (LASIAMA), to unravel the circumstances surrounding the incident.
He said: “A panel comprising the Chairman of the Lagos State Health Service Commission (HSC), Permanent Secretary of the Health Service Commission, Director-General of the Safety Commission, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Health, House officers and representatives of the medical associations, has been set up.
“The panel met with the facility manager, personnel of LASIAMA and the management of General Hospital, Lagos. The Panel had also met with the lift installer and the representatives of the company that installed the elevator.
“The panel also invited a lift expert to the accident scene to look at the lift and give a preliminary opinion. Other experts would now take the elevator out for a thorough mechanical and electrical examination.
“As part of the panel’s activities from the first day when they interviewed the lift installer, they handed him over to the police for questioning and further interrogation
“This is to ensure that the installer will always be available if the panel needs him for further questions.”
The statement said that six house officers and representatives of the medical associations were appointed as witnesses while representatives of the house officers and medical associations were allowed to be part of the panel.
