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Sugarcane train runs over man sleeping on railroad

A man died after he was ran over by a sugarcane train in Brgy. Consolacion, Bais City, Negros Oriental, on Monday, Jan. 27.

The fatality was Nolan Cabugnason, 31, of Brgy. Consolacion, the police said.

The slow-moving wagon train came from Central Azucarera de Bais and was headed towards Sitio Biasong also in Brgy. Consolacion when it ran over the victim who was allegedly lying on the railroad, the police report added.

The 55-year-old train operator of Brgy. Ilaud, Tanjay City, said while they were approaching a blind curve of the railroad, they did not notice the person lying on the tracks.

It was too late to apply the brakes, he said.

The police said prior to the accident, the victim was drinking with his father and had been left to sleep along the way.

The wagon train operator is in police custody and the sugar mill pledged to provide assistance to the family of the victim.*

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