Photo-- Moving train crushes woman to death at Iganmu

            A middle-aged woman has been crushed to death by a moving train in Iganmu area of Lagos, authorities at the Nigeria Railway Corporation have said. According to the Lagos District Manager of the corporation, Mr Akin Osinowo,  the incident occurred on Thursday evening when the woman attempted to jump on a moving train.
He said the yet-to-be identified woman jumped down from a tricycle conveying her and hurried to catch an Apapa-Ijoko bound train but fell off the train while struggling to get on it.

Osinowo said that the woman may have died as a result of injuries she sustained from the fall.
“As I am speaking to you, I cannot say the extent of damage she would have encountered but I can say that the case has been reported to the police at the railway compound, Ebute Metta.
“I also learnt that some people came to claim the corpse yesterday (Thursday) but they were advised to get proof of ownership and I do not know if they are back this morning”, he said.