Woman dies after being hit by a train while her 7-year-old child survives
By Daily Star Reporter
3/23/2023 8:24:52 AM
An unidentified woman aged between 30 and 35 died while her child aged seven survived with injuries after they were hit by a Train in Kafue District.
The accident happened on Tuesday at 14:15 hours at Kafue Railway Station.
Brief facts are that the Train Operator identified as Leo Phiri aged 57 of Choma District who was operating Train number 202up from Choma to Kafue saw a woman who was with her son walking too close to the rail line.
He hooted several times but the woman could not give way until she was hit together with her son.
The woman died instantly after sustaining several cuts on her body while her son was rushed to Kafue General Hospital where he is admitted.
The condition is said to be stable.
The body of the deceased has been deposited in Kafue General Hospital Mortuary awaiting formal identification and postmortem.
This is contained in a statement issued to the Daily Star Zambia by Police Deputy Spokesperson Danny Mwale.
The accident happened on Tuesday at 14:15 hours at Kafue Railway Station.
Brief facts are that the Train Operator identified as Leo Phiri aged 57 of Choma District who was operating Train number 202up from Choma to Kafue saw a woman who was with her son walking too close to the rail line.
He hooted several times but the woman could not give way until she was hit together with her son.
The woman died instantly after sustaining several cuts on her body while her son was rushed to Kafue General Hospital where he is admitted.
The condition is said to be stable.
The body of the deceased has been deposited in Kafue General Hospital Mortuary awaiting formal identification and postmortem.
This is contained in a statement issued to the Daily Star Zambia by Police Deputy Spokesperson Danny Mwale.