A deaf woman who was soliciting for funds has been crushed to death by a Lagos-Ibadan standard train.

The incident happened in Itoki, Ogun State on Wednesday evening.

The pamphlet the deceased had with her suggested that she was deaf.

She was also soliciting money to look after her baby.

A Twitter user, Ojo Zacheus (@ojozacheus247) in a post on Wednesday, said,

The deaf woman was killed by the fed govt train at Itoki, Ogun state dis evn. D most painful part of dis story is dat she was lookin 4 who&how to help her baby. She has a small paper with her, written on it was her request. Plz help RT.

The deaf woman was killed by the fed govt train at Itoki,Ogun state dis evn. D most painful part of dis story is dat she was lookin 4 who&how to help her baby.She has a small paper with her, written on it was her request. Plz help RT#Papaya Na oxlade So oxlade Tiwa Saliva Lukaku pic.twitter.com/LJh4Hr7YyE

— Omi Garri (Garri Water) (@ojozacheus247) February 9, 2022

The 157 kilometres Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge railway started commercial operations in September 2020.

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