Meat vendor slumps and dies whereas attending to buyer in Lagos

A male meat vendor on Monday, April 25, slumped and died whereas attending to a buyer on Branco Road,  within the Mafoluku space of Lagos State.

An eyewitness instructed Punch that the incident occurred round 5pm, whereas the deceased who had simply completed promoting meat was ready for fee. 

The eyewitness stated; 

“The person is a daily meat hawker on this space and he was hawking alongside the road as ordinary when a girl referred to as him to promote meat for her. When he received to the girl’s place, he introduced down his meat and negotiation went on for some time. He later offered the meat to her once they each reached an settlement.

“It was on the level when the girl was about to pay him that he instantly fell to the bottom. That was how the girl rapidly raised the alarm.

“Later, some individuals tried to resuscitate him however all to no avail. His physique was mendacity on the ground for near half-hour. It was later that a few of the residents employed a industrial bus to convey his physique to a close-by hospital the place he was pronounced useless.” 

Lagos police spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the incident. He stated; 

“The person slumped and died. He in all probability had an underlining well being difficulty. There was no foul play. The corpse has been deposited within the mortuary.”