Tragedy struck at Ikeja station as a man was crushed to death by a train, raising safety concerns about railway operations and pedestrian awareness near tracks.
In a tragic event on Monday, an unidentified man was fatally struck by a moving train along the railway tracks near Iyana-Ipaja at Ikeja Train Station in Lagos State.
In a statement, Dr. Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, the Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), confirmed the incident.
According to Oke-Osanyintolu, the victim was struck in the early morning hours, and the body has been taken to the morgue for further investigation and processing.
The statement partially states: “In reaction to distress calls received at 0828hrs through the toll-free lines 767/112, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) deployed its Eagle Response Team from Cappa Base.”
Upon the Eagle response team’s arrival at the incident scene at 0902 hours, LRT found the body of an adult male deceased on the railway track.
Additional inquiries by the Eagle Response Team uncovered that the adult male was allegedly struck by a moving train earlier in the day.
Regrettably, an unidentified adult male lost his life in the incident.
The Agency’s response team retrieved the body from the railway tracks. The Light Rail Transit (LRT) personnel then secured the item and transferred it to the State Environmental Health Monitoring Unit (SEHMU).
“SEHMU has moved the item to the morgue for additional procedures.”
