A train driver told police that he saw a man attempting to cross the railway line behind the Nkangala District Municipality offices in Mpumalanga before the train he was operating “hit something”, reports Middelburg Observer.
In a joint effort to find the man, the officials searched for him in the open fields surrounding the railway, but could find no trace of him.
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When Transnet officials examined the train, they found red spots that looked like blood.
Officials are currently visiting hospitals to look for the man.
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