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AĀ yet-to-beĀ identifiedĀ adultĀ maleĀ hasĀ beenĀ reportedlyĀ killedĀ byĀ aĀ trainĀ alongĀ theĀ Cappa/OshodiĀ routeĀ inĀ LagosĀ State.ItĀ wasĀ learntĀ thatĀ theĀ incidentĀ happenedĀ oppositeĀ theĀ LagosĀ StateĀ EmergencyĀ ManagementĀ AgencyĀ (LASEMA)Ā responseĀ BaseĀ inĀ CappaĀ atĀ aboutĀ 6pmĀ onĀ Monday.TheĀ manĀ whoĀ wasĀ walkingĀ alongĀ theĀ railwayĀ trackĀ wasĀ foundĀ deadĀ afterĀ beingĀ hitĀ byĀ anĀ oncomingĀ train.NosaĀ Okunbor,Ā theĀ Head,Ā PublicĀ AffairsĀ Unit-LASEMA,Ā confirmedĀ theĀ incidentĀ inĀ statementĀ onĀ Monday,Ā notingĀ thatĀ theĀ manĀ diedĀ immediatelyĀ onĀ theĀ railwayĀ tracksĀ dueĀ toĀ theĀ impactĀ ofĀ theĀ collision.HeĀ said,Ā ā€œInĀ responseĀ toĀ distressĀ alertĀ onĀ theĀ trainĀ accidentĀ alongĀ theĀ railwayĀ lineĀ oppositeĀ theĀ LASEMAĀ ResponseĀ BaseĀ inĀ CappaĀ aboutĀ 1800hrs,Ā theĀ agencyĀ activatedĀ itsĀ EagleĀ ResponseĀ Team.”UponĀ arrivalĀ atĀ theĀ sceneĀ ofĀ theĀ incident,Ā anĀ adultĀ maleĀ walkingĀ alongĀ theĀ railwayĀ trackĀ wasĀ foundĀ deadĀ afterĀ beingĀ hitĀ byĀ anĀ oncomingĀ train”FurtherĀ investigationsĀ conductedĀ byĀ theĀ LRTĀ revealedĀ thatĀ theĀ yet-to-beĀ identified,Ā halfĀ dressedĀ adultĀ maleĀ diedĀ immediatelyĀ onĀ theĀ railwayĀ tracksĀ dueĀ toĀ theĀ impactĀ ofĀ theĀ collision.ā€”RemainsĀ ofĀ theĀ adultĀ male’sĀ corpseĀ hasĀ beenĀ baggedĀ byĀ theĀ Agency’sĀ ResponseĀ teamĀ whileĀ awaitingĀ arrivalĀ ofĀ theĀ StateĀ EnvironmentalĀ HealthĀ MonitoringĀ Unit,Ā SEHMU,Ā officialsĀ forĀ onwardĀ transitĀ toĀ theĀ morgue,”Ā theĀ statementĀ added.