TWO persons, a commercial motorcyclist and his
passenger, were crushed by a train at Akobo area
of Ibadan on Sunday.
According to eyewitnesses, who put the time of
the incident at around 10.00 a.m, the engine
driver of the train did not hoot to alert people
that the train was approaching.
Nigerian Tribune was further told that the iron
bar erected to prevent vehicles, motorcycles and
people from crossing whenever train was
passing had not been functioning for almost two
years.
It was gathered that the passenger who had
taken his labouring pregnant wife to the
hospital on Sunday, left the hospital and
consequently chartered the okada to take him to
a particular place he would collect some money
needed for his wife’s delivery.
According to the people, the okada’s front wheel
had climbed the rail line before they noticed the
approaching train which hit both of them on the
okada resulting in their death.
After the policemen at Akobo Police Division had
been alerted, their corpses were taken away by
people suspected to be relations of the victims at
3.00 p.m.

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PurestBoy: TWO persons, a commercial motorcyclist and his
passenger, were crushed by a train at Akobo area
of Ibadan on Sunday.
According to eyewitnesses, who put the time of
the incident at around 10.00 a.m, the engine
driver of the train did not hoot to alert people
that the train was approaching.
Nigerian Tribune was further told that the iron
bar erected to prevent vehicles, motorcycles and
people from crossing whenever train was
passing had not been functioning for almost two
years.
It was gathered that the passenger who had
taken his labouring pregnant wife to the
hospital on Sunday, left the hospital and
consequently chartered the okada to take him to
a particular place he would collect some money
needed for his wife’s delivery.
According to the people, the okada’s front wheel
had climbed the rail line before they noticed the
approaching train which hit both of them on the
okada resulting in their death.
After the policemen at Akobo Police Division had
been alerted, their corpses were taken away by
people suspected to be relations of the victims at
3.00 p.m.

tribune.com.ng/index.php/news/39663-train-kills-2-on-okada-in-ibadan

Na wa oo, how can a train pass by without hooting? The family should sue Railway corporation for atleast N100million