A 21-year-old man was injured severely after he was hit by a train in Barangay Bitano, Legazpi City, Albay.
Based on initial investigation, the victim had been drinking and fell asleep on the train tracks. Police said the man thought he was already inside his house and sat on the tracks.
When the train passed, it ran over the man, dragging him around 10 meters. The victim’s leg was severed and he was rushed to the hospital immediately.
“An paghuna niya nasa laog siya kan harong, nagtukaw [siya] sa riles. So duman na nangyari yung insidente, nakairarom pa daa ini sabi kan pamilya niya, kaya lang nakapundo nin mga — nadrag siya nin mga 10 meters away — then iyo to, puminundo man su tren," PEMS Carlos Paña, spokesperson for the Legazpi City Philippine National Police (PNP), said.
This incident marks the fourth train-related accident in Legazpi City involving the Philippine National Railways (PNR) train in 2024.
The PNR is yet to release a statement.