Speedy train kills an unidentified man in city

An unidentified man, aged around 40, died after a speedy train hit him in city’s Kawran Bazar rail gate area early Tuesday. The train slammed into the man around 12 am on Tuesday while he was passing the rail crossing area at Kawran Bazar in the capital, eye witness said.

“The critically injured person presumed to be 40 years was immediately taken to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH). He succumbed to his injuries at 1:05 am while undergoing treatment there,” said DMCH Police camp in-charge ASI Abdullah Khan.

But, the identity of the deceased was not known immediately. The body has been kept at hospital morgue for autopsy.