MAN’S LEGS CRUSHED BY TRAIN

SITEKI – A 27-year-old man has had both his legs amputated after he was run over by a train on Saturday morning, near Lubhuku area, not very far from Mpaka Railway Station.

Njabuliso Maziya, who is employed as a security guard at Manyeveni Primary School, is currently recuperating at Good Shepherd Hospital in Siteki.

According to Maziya, he was from enjoying meat and liquor from one of the homesteads around Lubhuku when he tripped and fell while crossing a railway line.

“Unfortunately, the train was now very close and it ran over me. I could have risen up after falling but I couldn’t because bengidlile (I had taken liquor),” he said while becoming emotional.
He further said he could have stayed at the homestead after taking the liquor but he was forced to go home by a group of rowdy man who had threatened to stab him.

“I had been invited to the homestead to assist in slaughtering a pig and after I had finished, I sat down and enjoyed liquor. These men wanted to stab me, so I felt it was better to leave and go home,” he said while visibly holding back tears.

Maziya’s condition is stable despite losing both his legs, and nurses are confident that he would be discharged soon.
Meanwhile, Swaziland Railway Corporate Communications Specialist Sive Manana said the company would be launching an investigation to ascertain the exact cause(s) of the accident.

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