Train crushes 50-year-old man to death in Lagos

A train crushed a 50-year-old man identified simply as Emmanuel to death in the Oshodi area of Lagos State. 

The incident happened near Arena Shopping Mall on Saturday, October 12, 2024. 

The deceased’s sister informed the police that she received a phone call around 9 am alerting her that her older brother had been fatally struck by the moving train.

The spokesperson of the State Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday. 

Hundeyin stated that Mosafejo Division of the command was notified of the incident around 1:33 pm. 

The police immediately dispatched a team of detectives to the scene. 

The scene was visited and photographed by a team of detectives.

“The corpse was evacuated to a public morgue for autopsy,” he said. 

The PPRO added that the case had been transferred to the Railway Police Command in Ebute Metta for further investigation.