A man was recently killed by a train in Mount Darwin, while he was sleeping on the tracks.
The National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) released a statement warning people to be cautious on railway tracks as such accidents have been on the rise.
The train driver attempted to stop the locomotive with emergency brakes, but it was unsuccessful in preventing the accident.
This is not the first time that someone has been hit by a train in Zimbabwe.
In October of this year, a 17-year-old in Ruwa died after being struck by a train while wearing headphones and walking along the Harare-Mutare railway line. In 2012, a 21-year-old man in Bulawayo was also hit by a train while walking along the Bulawayo-Harare railway line.
To improve safety, the NRZ is encouraging people to exercise extreme caution on railway tracks and to be aware of their surroundings at all tim
