Man with earphone on crushed to death by train in Lagos this morning

An unidentified young man with earphone on,
was killed this morning April 8th by a passenger
train at Cappa area of Oshodi, Lagos.
A Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria
(NAN) who was inside the train reports that the
man was standing on the rail track oblivious to
the fast approaching train. The NAN
correspondent reports that the Ogun-Lagos-
bound mass transit train was leaving its Oshodi
station to Mushin when the accident occurred.
The train had as usual, sounded its horn
repeatedly as it was approaching the railway
crossing at Ilupeju Bye-pass for clearance of its
track.
According to an eyewitness, the man who had
his earphone on was apparently carried away
with either the call he was receiving or listening
to music.
Obviously the man was not aware of the
approaching train even as it blasted its
horn, perhaps because of the earphone.
Before he knew it, he was already hit by the
train and was not given any chance to
escape. Immediately he was hit, the body
was mangled as the train dragged it
underneath,’’ the eyewitness said.
NAN reports that people standing by the rail
track that saw the incident raised their hands
over their heads in a show of pity for the
deceased.
"The man has suddenly and unwittingly lost
his life to sheer carelessness,’’ a passenger
said.
NAN reports that it was not the first time a
moving train would crush to death people
standing on the rail track because of having their
earphones on.
Among them was a lady in 2006, killed at
Shogunle GRA railway crossing, while another
one was killed in 2007 at Oshodi.
Source: NAN