It was all wailing last Tuesday night at Kojokrom, a suburb of Sekondi-Takoradi metro in the Western Region, when a 50-year-old man, identified as Kweku, was crushed to death by a moving train at the newly constructed railway terminal in the town.
Residents, passers-by and hawkers in the area were seen wailing and crying, especially women, who trooped to the scene of the accident, where the remains of the man littered the rail track.
According to an eyewitness, who gave his name as Nhyiraba Paa Kwesi Simpson, the victim died instantly.
Narrating the incident to Today, the eyewitness said that around 10:30 p.m., that fateful day, the deceased was among a group of persons suspected to be alcoholics and ‘wee’ smokers who normally gather around the newly constructed terminal at Kojokrom at night.
According to Mr. Simpson, luck eluded him as he attempted to dash across the rail.
“And immediately he dashed across the track, the oncoming Manganese Train from Takoradi-Nsuta tore his body into pieces,” he said.
He stated that personnel from the Ghana Ambulance Service and Ghana Police Service were quickly called to the scene, but there was nothing they could do as the victim was already dead.
According to the eyewitness, the deceased, who was identified as Kweku, a resident of Essikado, left behind a wife and children
The eyewitness noted that as onlookers rushed to the scene, a lady who claimed to be a daughter of the deceased turned up at the scene weeping loudly and uncontrollably.
The said lady, the eye witness said, later collapsed upon seeing her father’s mutilated body.
The body of the deceased has since been conveyed to the Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital morgue in the Sekondi-Takoradi metro.
Police at the scene of the accident told Today that investigations would be carried out to establish the true identity of the victim.
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