A 36-year-old man is in hospital after he was almost run over by a commuter train in the Kibera area, Nairobi.
Douglas Khakati was rescued and rushed to hospital after the commuter train that was running through the area hit him as he crossed a railway line at Gatwekera area.
He had headphones on his ears and could not hear the hooting and approaching locomotive, police, and witnesses said of the Monday, May 1 morning incident.
The locomotive that was headed for Kisumu with passengers hit and seriously injured him in the back and hand and was taken to Mbagathi Hospital where he was admitted in serious condition.
Witnesses said the victim did not hear the train approach as he crossed the railway line because he had his headphones on.
Police are investigating the incident, said the head of railways police commander Patrick Tito.
Meanwhile, police are investigating an incident in which two locomotives collided near the Nairobi railways station leaving three with injuries.
The incident happened on April 14, 2023, when a commuter train from Nairobi central station was headed toward Kahawa Railway Station and collided with an oncoming train engine in the Muthurwa area.
The engine was coming from Syokimau and as a result, the Kahawa bound train brake van and car coupling were damaged and two Kenya Railway staff sustained slight injuries with a police officer who was escorting the train who sustained head injuries.