The Lagos State Police Command confirmed on Saturday that a yet-to-be-identified male adult was killed on Thursday after an electric cable drum fell on him at Ojo-Igbede Road in the Ojo Local Government Area of the state, News About Nigeria reports.
According to the state police public relations officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, the tragic incident happened while a forklift was transloading armoured cables from a container into its body.
While the transloading was ongoing, one of the cable drums disconnected and fell on the deceased victim, who was said to be walking past the spot while pressing his phone.
The victim, according to the police, died on the way to the hospital.
“A Hiab fork lifter was transloading their company’s armoured cables from a container into its body, along Ojo-Igbede Road by St. Andrew’s Catholic Church.
“Incidentally, one of the cable drums disconnected and fell on a passerby, who was said to be pressing his phone while walking and he gave up the ghost on the way to the hospital. The scene was visited by detectives of the Ilemba-Hausa division and inquiries were made.”
The Lagos Police PRO also revealed that the owner of the company has been taken into custody for interrogation.
According to him, he is being interrogated for reckless and negligent acts by refusing to place any sign signifying the inherent danger or hiring a guard to direct other road users away from the scene.
Hundeyin further stated that the corpse had been deposited in the mortuary for autopsy and preservation.
