Many train passengers were stunned when they suddenly discovered that an old man sitting close to them for hours was actually dead.
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According to a Daily Star UK report, some underground train passengers in Mexico were left stunned when they discovered a “sleeping” pensioner they were sat next to was in fact dead.
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The 70-year-old appeared to be resting his head on a Mexico City train for several hours as commuters poured on and off all day.
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But not a single person was awarethe man had actually died, and it was only at midnight when metro staff realised something was wrong.
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While carrying out an inspection they tried to wake him up, but he didn’t respond.
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They called paramedics who rushed to the scene at Pantitlan station, only to discover the elderly man had been dead for several hours.
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Later tests found he had died of sudden heart failure, and the man has been taken to a morgue and identified by family.
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The news left Mexico City residents so shocked they feared itwas a sign of how people have become isolated from each other.
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One social media user wrote:“So dehumanised, this city! We do not recognise ourselves in the one next door. Light for your path.”
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Another raged:“Nobody noticed? Humanity, dehumanised.
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”But others pointed out it was an easy error for passers-by to make as many elderly people tend to fall asleep during their journeys.
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One wrote:“It is not indifference, but honestly someone who is used to seeing elderly people sleeping in the metro is not going to wonder whether he is dead or sleeping.”