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Trader dies after being hit by freight train at Khilgaon

Accidents 2021-06-24, 6:30pm

A trader was killed hit by a freight train on Khilgaon level crossing in Dhaka on Thursday.



Dhaka, June 24 :   A trader was killed being hit by a freight train on Khilgaon level crossing in Dhaka on Thursday.
The deceased was identified as Elias Mahmud,47, a resident of Basabo area. He had a business of lighting signboard.
Witnesses said he fell down when  a Kamalapur Railway Station- bound freight  train hit him while he was passing the level crossing.
Elias’s legs got detached and he jsustained severe head injuries, said sub-inspector of Kamalapur railway police station Shahjahan.
He was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital where doctors pronounced him dead around 12 pm, reports UNB.