Man crushed to death by train weeks before his wedding day

A man, whose profession was dispatch rider was on Thursday crushed to death by a train in the Fagba area of Lagos State.

The victim said to be in his early 30s and identified simply as Johnson, was working with a courier service in Ikeja before he met his untimely death.

Johnson, whose wedding was reportedly scheduled for March, was riding the firm’s motorcycle from the Abule Egba area when the incident happened.

According to reports, it happened when vehicular movements was stopped in the area because of the train which was passing. The deceased wanted to hurriedly cross the rail track when he was trapped by the train.

Eyewitnesses said he was dragged into a drain but was later brought out dead in a pool of blood.

awwwwww...so sad!