Train crushes man in Lagos

[FILES] Report says some injuries -- the first resulting from an accident involving an automated train in 30 years.

[FILES] Report says some injuries — the first resulting from an accident involving an automated train in 30 years.

Police Command in Lagos State has confirmed that a 50-year-old man, identified as Emmanuel, was allegedly crushed to death by a moving train on Tuesday.
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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 a.m. at the ARENA Shopping Complex area, Oshodi.

He said that a woman, who claimed to be the younger sister of the deceased, reported the case to the Mosafejo Police Division at about 1:33 p.m.
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According to Hundeyin, 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.

The image maker said that based on the report, the scene was visited and photographed by a team of detectives.

He said that the corpse was evacuated to a public morgue for autopsy.

Hundeyin said that the case has been handed over to the Railway Police Command, Ebute-Metta for further investigation.

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