Man dies as train hits him at city level crossing

An unidentified man died after being hit by a train at the level crossing in Dhaka's Moghbazar on Saturday, reports UNB.

The incident happened around 8:00 am when the man, about 40 years old, was hit by the train bound for Kamalapur Railway Station while crossing the railline.

Passersby rescued him and took him to Moghbazar Insaf Al Baraka Hospital. However, due to the severity of his injuries, he was later transferred to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), where he was pronounced dead at 9:00 am, Mohammad Jahed Hasan, one of the pedestrians who took the man to the hospital, said. Inspector Bachchu Mia, in charge of the DMCH Police Outpost, confirmed the matter.