A man causing a controversy in eastern China after he killed eight live crabs after not being allowed to take them on a train.

Video filmed in the city of Yongkang in Zhejiang Province on October 14 shows a man pouring crabs out of a plastic bag onto the floor and asking a train station worker "Which one is still moving?".

After the worker pointed to one crab that was still moving, the man then stepped onto it to kill it.

According to reports, the man was not allowed to bring a bag of eight live crabs onto the train, so he stepped onto them to kill them at the station and then took them onto the train.

The railway officials said fresh agricultural products are banned to take onto the train. But if the crabs were packed properly and the legs were tied up, they could be taken onto the train at some stations.

A heated debate over whether the live crabs should be allowed to take onto the train occurred among the netizens.

Some people showed sympathy to the man as they thought the train station worker was dogmatic and the rule is not clear enough.

But some people supported the train station worker as they thought taking live animals on train is not nice to other commuters, and no one can break the rules.

The video was provided by local media with permission.

10月14日下午1时许，浙江省永康南站内，一名男乘客携带一袋活螃蟹乘高铁时，乘务员进行劝阻，称螃蟹严重污染了环境，肯定不能携带。随后，男乘客当场踩死约8只螃蟹后带上车。针对此事，铁路部门表示，禁止携带鲜活农产品乘车，但螃蟹如包装妥当，活体螃蟹把腿捆绑起来，可以在部分车站上车。 （视频由浙江台提供）