It was a tragic end Tuesday for a woman trader in Port Harcourt who left her home early in the morning. She was crushed to death by a train which snaked its way through the city about 7.00am around the Abali Park area. But that was not all.
She was cut in half by the train which simply ran through her on contact, and shocked traders and onlookers converged to see things for themselves.
Trains are not usual sights in Nigeria, but they are terrible earth-moving equipment. And observers say their presence in the neighbourhood is often heralded by noise and some vibration.
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