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Train accident kills 52 cattle
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he said no human casualty was recorded1 no fewer than 52 cattle have been killed by a train in kasarami jere axis in chikkun local government area in kaduna state1 the commissioner malam ahmad abdulrahaman refuted reports that the cattle were killed by other means1 there is nothing like attack but purely a train accident so nobody should panic he told newsmen in kaduna1 according to him the cattle were crushed to death at about 1145 this morning by a speeding train going to abuja from rigasa railway station1 he also explained that the 27 cattle that sustained injuries were slaughtered by the chief butcher of kasarami village1 the kaduna state police command on sunday confirmed the accident1 when the information of the accident reached the command i quickly mobilised our men to the scene to assess the situation1 he described the accident as pathetic. he said the herdsmen were moving to funtua local government in katsina state1 they innocently inquired on whether there were rail services on sunday but were misinformed that there was none1 i have summoned the traditional rulers of the area youths and farmers on the need to continue to live in peace and to avoid crossing the rail track indiscriminately with farm produce and animals1 he added that a similar meeting will hold with officials of the railway corporation on how to avert such an accident in future. nan1