Man dies after being hit by train in Ctg

A 70-year-old man has died after being struck by a train while crossing the railway tracks in Chattogram's Boalkhali upazila, reports bdnews24.com.

The dead, Nona Das, was a resident of Boalkhali's East Gomdandi area.

According to the locals, Nona was running on the tracks at Gomdandi Railway Station on Friday morning when the Cox's Bazar Express train hit him at speed.

The officer-in-charge of Chattogram Railway Station said, "He sustained severe injuries following the accident. Locals rushed him to Upazila Health Complex for initial treatment."

The doctors later declared him dead when he was transferred to Chattogram Medical College Hospital for advanced treatment.