Man dies after being run over by a train in Bogogoni area in Changamwe. [Photo/pixabay.com]
A man died early Friday morning in Bogogoni area in Changamwe, Mombasa after being run over by a train.
Mombasa police commander Johnston Ipara who confirmed the incident said the man was run over by a cargo train.
Mr. Ipara said area residents who witnessed the early morning incident while going to work informed the police who arrived at the scene and found the man already dead.
Mr. Ipara said they collected the body and moved it to the morgue adding that once the man has been identified his relatives will be notified.
“Residents who were going for work noticed the man’s body in the rail track, they alerted police in Changamwe and the body was moved to Coast general morgue. We have launched investigations into the incident,” said the police boss.
According to Baraka FM, an eyewitness said the man has been working as a labourer in one of the godowns in Shimanzi, Mombasa.
The eyewitness said the man only identified with one name as Nyamai might have been drunk and slept on the rail.
“The man normally drinks changaa, we suspect he slept on the rail after being drunk and that’s when he was run over by the train,” said the eyewitness as quoted by Baraka FM.
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