Train crushes 50-year-old man in Lagos State
The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed that a 50-year-old man, identified as Emmanuel, was crushed to death by a moving train.
The Command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday.
Hundeyin said that the incident happened on Tuesday at about 9:00 am at the ARENA Shopping Complex area, in Oshodi.
According to him, a woman, who claimed to be the younger sister of the deceased, reported the case to the Mosafejo Police Division.
The PPRO added that the woman reported that she got a phone call that her elder brother was allegedly crushed by a moving train while walking along the track.
Hundeyin said that based on the report, the scene was visited and photographed by a team of detectives, while the corpse was evacuated to a public morgue for autopsy.
The case has been handed over to the Railway Police Command, Ebute-Metta, for further investigation.