An officer of a life insurance company got crushed under a speeding train in the city’s Khilgaon bagicha area on Tuesday.
The victim was identified as Md Saidul Alam, 57, a junior officer of Jiban Bima Corporation. He was the son of ABM Shafiullah of Keraniganj Teghuria area of Dhaka.
Read more: 2 deaf men crushed under train in Faridpur
The incident took place at around 1:15 pm.
He was rescued and brought to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), where the doctor on duty pronounced him dead at 2:30 PM.
Confirming the matter,15eqqgr the in-charge of DMCH police camp Inspector Md. Bachchu Mia said that the body has been kept in the hospital morgue for autopsy. The incident has been reported to the railway police station.
Two pedestrians named Shahidul Islam and Siam, who brought him, said that while walking between two railway lines at that place, they fell between a train bound for Kamalapur and another train leaving from Kamalapur.
Read more: University student crushed under train wheels in Natore
Son Asiful Alam said his father was working as a junior officer in Jiban Bima Corporation. In the morning, he left his home in Keraniganj for work. Later we got news on mobile phone and came to Dhaka Medical College Hospital to know that he died after being hit by a train.