A 50-year-old man named Emmanuel was tragically killed by a moving train on Tuesday morning in the Oshodi area of Lagos.
The incident was confirmed by the Lagos State Police spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin on Sunday, October 13.
SP Hundeyin stated that the accident took place around 9:00 a.m. near the Arena Shopping Complex, Oshodi.
The deceased’s youngest sister, who reported the incident to the Mosafejo Police Division, said she was informed via phone that her brother had been struck by a moving train while walking along the railway track.
Police detectives later visited the scene, took photographs, and moved the body to a public morgue for an autopsy. The case has been transferred to the Railway Police Command for further investigation.