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Train crushes beggar to death in Lagos
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) on Monday confirmed that a beggar was crushed to death by a passenger train at Mushin area of Lagos.
Mr Jerry Oche, the Lagos District Manager (RDM) of the corporation made the confirmation while addressing newsmen on the incident in Lagos.
It was gathered that the unidentified beggar was one of the six beggars that sat in a row near the railway line at the Mushin Railway corridor before the incident occurred.
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According to him, it was against the law to sit or trade beside the railway line, either begging for alms or for any other reason.
Oche, however, warned traders, hawkers, beggars and passersby to stay away from the rail lines across the state to avoid casualty.
“Anybody who has no business entering the train should not be on the rail corridor, because it is very dangerous.
“It’s like a suicide mission seeing a train approaching and you are still sitting down on the track,” he said.
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