2 Weeks to Marriage: Man Electrocuted While Hanging On to of A Moving Train

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A person simply identified as Saidi, whose marriage is scheduled for Dec. 21, was on Thursday night electrocuted while sitting on a moving passenger-train. The incident occurred while the overloaded Lagos-Ogun train was heading for Iju from Agege, both in Lagos.

Saidi came in contact with an electrical wire that passed through the rail line. He, however, did not die but laid on the top of train, panting, and was brought down at Iju Train Station by several other passengers. The train was delayed at the station to enable the man to be brought down.

Video: Prostitutés Disgrace a Businessman in a Train

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Two runs babes give a business man trouble in a train. They punk him off for being too cocky

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Train kills an Adult male elephant : Check out Photo

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An adult male elephant was Friday mowed down by way of a train in West Bengal's Darjeeling district, a forest official said.

The incident comes a day after a jumbo having its head chopped off was found also in the exact same district.  The incident happened in Mongpong, on the fringe of Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary, once the Siliguri-Alipurduar Express hit the jumbo.

“The incident happened Friday morning. There is a need certainly to further restrict the speed limit of the trains on the Siliguri-Alipurduar stretch. We are discussing on lowering the speed limit to below 25 km,” said Chief Wildlife Warden N.C.Bahuguna.

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Train Hits Couple Having $-ex On Its Tracks - Woman Killed, Man Loses Both Legs.

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A thrill-seeking Ukrainian couple met a tragic end after they stopped on their way home to made love on a train tracks and were hit by a train.  According to Ukrainian Interior Ministry, which announced the Saturday morning accident,  the couple 'wanted to experience an extreme sensation near the railroad tracks.

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Mexico migrant train derails, 4 dead, 35 injured

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A cargo train carrying up to 300 migrants derailed in southeastern Mexico on Sunday, leaving at least four people dead and 35 injured, officials said. Luis Felipe Puente, the national civil protection coordinator, confirmed the toll on Twitter, adding that 16 of the injured were in "serious" condition following the incident in the state of Tabasco. The train, known as "The Beast," carries Mexican and Central American migrants with many sitting on top of the cars after paying smugglers upwards of $100 for the right to travel. The train derailed on a stretch of tracks alongside a river and the site of the accident is only accessible by boat, a public security official from the municipality of Huimanguillo said.

The Tabasco state civil protection agency said the train derailed at around 3:00 am (08:00 GMT) and that rescuers were using hydraulic tools to cut through the metal to find survivors.

VIDEO: Train crash near Paris killed 7 passengers On The Spot

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A train derailed Friday in the Paris suburb of Bretigny-sur-Orge in an accident that caused "many casualties", authorities said. At least seven people were killed and dozens wounded, Interior Minister Manuel Valls said.

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Train and truck Jam Each other in Lagos

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A train and a truck collided last night at the PWD railway crossing in Ikeja. The truck (seen above) was trying to cross the railway line when a speeding train coming from Ebutte Metta and heading to Agbado rammed into it. Fortunately no life was lost but a few people sustained serious injuries and were immediately rushed to the hospital. After the accident, the train had to terminate its journey, leaving its passengers stranded.

Guy, 26, killed after jumping in front of train to rescue his iPhone

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A man was tragically killed by an oncoming train after he jumped in front of it in order to retrieve his fallen iPhone, according to a statement released by the New York Police Department. The man, who was identified as a Bronx DJ, dropped his iPhone on the subway tracks, but was electrocuted after he was too impatient to wait for a worker to retrieve it for him, police said.

Francisco Diego, Jr. notified a tollbooth clerk that he had dropped the smart phone shortly before 1:10 am, police said. She told him to wait while she would help him retrieve it. However, the impatient man jumped into the tracks when a train arrived on the scene. Diego positioned himself in between two cars and tried to grab his phone, only to electrocute himself on the third track, police said.

Terrible: Train derails in Lagos

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A section of a train returning from Ijoko in Lagos State to its base at Ebutte Metta, Lagos on Wednesday derailed at Agege.

The incident which occurred between 11.30pm and 12.30am was said to have been caused by defective tracks.

As of 11am on Wednesday, the scene of the accident had been cordoned off by policemen from the Railway police.

An employee of the National Railway Corporation told PUNCH Metro, on the condition of anonymity, that the driver of the locomotive also shared the blame in  the accident.

Got a New Boyfriend? Check Out ways to Train Him.

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Comparing men to animals is nothing derogatory. Even men know (and some of them proudly admit) that there are many animal-like traits in their personality.

At some stage of the relationship you share with your boyfriend, you will realize that he is giving you hard time through his actions and habits.

It is better to learn in advance some good techniques that can actually train him to be a well-behaved boyfriend.

Here are 8 interesting boyfriend training ideas you would love to try.

• Silent Treatment

How would you react to a pet if it behaves badly? Giving silent treatment to pets makes them anxious and concerned. The same rule applies with men as well. Treat them with your silence if he was caught engaged in some undesirable activity. Such a behavior will not only make him realize his mistake, it will also teach you how to be strong and firm while dealing with his wrong doings.

From Lasgidi To Kano By Train: Nigeria Train Aims to Ease Economic Strain (PHOTOS)

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Follow Financial Times journalists as they set out on a journey from Lagos to Kano by train... 

Standing on the train platform in Lagos with a tiny pink ticket in her hand, Cyrina Kazeem, a 63-year-old grandmother, felt like a wide-eyed child again. More than 50 years ago, before Nigeria's railway network had fallen into disrepair, her father treated her to a train journey every Christmas.

Now she was preparing for her first rail trip in decades – a 1,126-kilometre journey across the most populous country in Africa, from the commercial capital Lagos in the south to Kano, the main city in the north.

Woman Jumps Out Of Moving Train To Escape Molestation

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A woman travelling from New Jalpaiguri station in north Bengal on the Dibrugarh-Delhi Brahmaputra Express had to jump off the train to escape r*pe. According to railway officials, the woman was attacked near Ara, 50km west of Patna, by an army officer, identified as Rakesh Kumar, on her way to the bathroom. Seeing no escape route she jumped out of the moving train. The accused was captured by a co-passenger A.D. Upadhyaya, another army man attached to Assam Rifles, and was handed over to the police at Buxar railway station.

What Do You Think: Pakistan Offers To Train Nigerian Soldiers

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A team of military officers from Pakistan will soon visit Nigeria to help assess the needs of their Nigerian counterparts and assist in training them. Nigeria’s High Commissioner to Pakistan, Ambassador Dauda Danladi, made this known to The PUNCH on Wednesday at the sideline of the ongoing D-8 summit in Islamabad, Pakistan.

Eid-el-Kabir: Osun govt. offers free train service

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Osun State Government is to provide a free train service for its people during the Eid-el-Kabir celebration, according to the Commissioner for Commerce and Cooperatives, Mr. Ismail Alagbada.

He said in a statement on Monday in Osogbo that the free service would be offered between Wednesday and October 28.

Alagbada said the train would by 9a.m convey people from Lagos to Osogbo on Wednesday and Thursday, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.

The return journey to Lagos would start by 10a.m on October 27 and October 28, the commissioner added.

According to him, the gesture is aimed at facilitating stress-free homecoming for the people during the Muslim festival.

The state government had made similar arrangements for people of the state in 2011.

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