NAIRAMETRICS
A fatal train accident in the Oshodi area of Lagos claimed the life of a 50-year-old man identified only as Emmanuel on Tuesday morning.
The tragic incident occurred at around 9:00 a.m. near the ARENA Shopping Complex. Emmanuel was reportedly struck by a moving train, leading to his immediate death.
The deceased’s sister, whose name has yet to be disclosed, was notified by phone shortly after the incident. According to her, she received a heartbreaking call informing her that her elder brother had been fatally hit by a train at the Oshodi railway tracks.
The Lagos State Police Command swiftly responded to the accident. Benjamin Hundeyin, the Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed in a statement that the Mosafejo Division was alerted at approximately 1:33 p.m. about the fatal incident.
The scene was visited and photographed by a team of detectives and the corpse was evacuated to a public morgue for autopsy.
Hundeyin further revealed that the case had been handed over to the Railway Police Command in Ebute Metta for further investigation. He noted that the exact circumstances surrounding the accident remain unclear at this point.
This tragic event follows a similar accident in Lagos earlier in August when another male adult was crushed by a moving train near the Mushin area of the state. That incident occurred around 6 p.m. as the victim walked along the Cappa railway tracks.
