Tragedy struck Lagos on Monday, August 26 when a train crushed a yet-to-be-identified adult along the Mushin area of the state.

Sources who spoke to pressmen said the incident occurred around 6 pm while he walked along the railway tracks.

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) spokesman, Nosa Okunbor, said the victim was found dead at the scene with severe injuries sustained from the collision.

Okunbor made this known in a statement on Monday, August 26, The Punch reports.

According to SaharaReporters, Okunbor disclosed that the LASEMA response team has bagged the remains of the deceased while awaiting the arrival of the State Environmental Health Monitoring Unit officials for onward transit to the morgue.

“In response to distress alert on the train accident along the railway line opposite the LASEMA Response Base in Cappa about 6 pm, the Agency activated its Eagle Response Team. “Upon arrival at the scene of the incident, an adult male walking along the railway track was found dead after being hit by an oncoming train.

“Further investigations conducted by the LRT revealed that the yet-to-be-identified, half-dressed adult male died immediately on the railway tracks due to the impact of the collision.”