A yet-to-be-identified man has fallen off a moving train and died at Uratta, in Aba, Abia State, along the Enugu-Port Harcourt motorway.
Eyewitnesses revealed that the man, said to be in his late 30s, sat on top of a moving commercial train conveying passengers to Port Harcourt from Aba.
Reports show that sitting atop moving commercial trains remains a common practice along the Aba-Port Harcourt rail line.
The eyewitnesses disclosed that the victim lost balance while the train was in motion and died instantly due to the impact.
“The man was sitting on top of the train with other passengers. He lost balance and fell on the tracks and died instantly due to the impact. No man stood a chance of survival after hitting the rail track filled with sharp objects. Nobody has been able to identify him,” the witnesses said.
As of the time of filing, the victim’s corpse had been removed from the rail track in Uratta Road.
Efforts to get the reaction of the Railway Police at Eziama station, Aba, were unsuccessful.