So Sad!!!Plantain Seller Crushed By Moving Train In Rivers State

The unidentified woman had earlier been displaced from the rail tracks before getting killed by the train.

Tragedy struck in Mile One area of Port Harcourt, Rivers state over the week when a train hit a middle-aged woman selling roast plantain and fish beside a rail line.

The incident, which occurred under the popular Mile One Bridge, caused panic among traders who witnessed it.

Governor Nyesom Wike’s administration had demolished structures belonging to traders doing business close to the rail line.

But in the absence of an alternative, some traders went back to trade in the area.

An eyewitness, who identified himself as Emeka, revealed to reporters that the woman who had earlier been displaced by street urchins, as they made away with her tables and other selling items, had just repaired it before she was killed.

“When I rushed there, I saw blood on the ground; some people had to rush her to a nearby hospital. With the amount of blood, I saw, she could not have made it,” Emeka stated.

Another eyewitness, who gave his name as Chidi, said the woman’s legs were crushed when she was found.

“I don’t think she died. My friend said she was critically injured. Her legs were shattered,” he said.

The Public Relations Officer of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, Port Harcourt Station, Mr. Samuel Atoyebi, however, said he is not aware of the incident.

In his statement, he said:

“The management and my office have not received any accident report from the train driver and his crew. So, we have not heard of such incident at Mile One flyover.

“We also use this opportunity to warn traders and motorists to be cautious when close to the rail tracks. Traders and motorists should be cautious of what they are doing around rail tracks. Even worn-out shoes can cause one to slip and fall on the rail tracks.”