A Ghanaian woman is dead and her five-year-old daughter left largely traumatized after a deadly accident on the Tema Mpakadan railway.

The woman, who has yet to be identified, was walking on the rail tracks with her daughter when she was struck by a train that she failed to spot.

According to reports, she had an ear piece in her ears, blocking her from hearing the sound of the onrushing train.

Despite her getting late notice of her impending death, reports say she was luckily able to push her daughter, aged between three and five, to safety.