2nd August, 2023
By Jennifer Eluemelem
A medical doctor identified as Dr. Vwaere Diaso has lost her life after being in an elevator that reportedly crashed from the 10th floor of a Lagos hospital.
According to reports, the tragic incident happened on Monday night, August 1, 2023.
Prior to her demise, Diaso completed her medical degree at Babcock University and had just two weeks to complete her housemanship at the General Hospital, Odan, Lagos Island.
She had entered the elevator at the doctors’ quarters to collect her food from a dispatcher who was waiting for her downstairs.
She was still in the elevator when it crashed from the 10th floor to the ground. Although, she was rushed to the emergency ward, she passed away.
Resident doctors said that while they had been complaining about this malfunctioning elevator for the past year, nothing had been done about it.
An eyewitness who was with the dispatch rider posted, “To think I pressed the open button waiting for it to come down to pick me and I heard the crash.
“The person she was coming down to meet was the dispatch rider who was standing behind me. Hearing the crash, he ran out of the building while I froze because I didn’t understand what just happened, glass shattering, bricks falling…”
“This incident could have been totally avoided. It’s just sad that she’s gone due to alleged poor management and negligence.
More details later…
