Man Escapes Death As Train Crushes Both Leg And Hand

A Moving Train crushed a man’s hand and leg at Ajayi Farm bus-stop, opposite Adegbola street, in Ikeja area of Lagos State, yesterday morning.

The victim ‘ named’ Prince was listening to music with ear piece while trying to cross the rail lines

An eye witness claiming to be the sister of the victim, told bossnewspapers that the man was already on the rail line with two other friends before noticing the oncoming the metropolis train. However, his inability to hear the blaring horns of the train because of the ear piece on both ears made him fall victim to the train which chopped off his ankle in the bargain.

A Condoler, Clifford Anyanwu disclosed to Leadership that before the victim could notice that a train was close by, it was too late.

“Though the man tried to escape from the railway, the devil was already there to avert his escape. His trousers hooked a protruding iron in the rail which made the train to meet him and crushed one of his legs and one of his hands. The man wept profusely and even some women were crying for him. Many prayed that he survives the tragedy,” he said

Another eyewitness, with the name Mama Adesua said,

“They were two who tried to cross the railway. One noticed that the train was coming and quickly crossed while the other (the victim) did not and has paid dearly for it. All efforts he made to escape proved abortive because he was under tension and the rail iron has held his trouser, causing the train to crush his leg and hand. I and other women were crying like babies when we saw the helpless man in the pool of his blood.

It was gathered that the driver of the train which was moving towards Oshodi area did not sound the horn from afar to alert people that the train was approaching.

It was gathered that policemen attached to Man Centre police station were at the scene and they assisted alongside some sympathizers to rush the victim and his severed ankle to Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja.