The youth died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital about two hours after the incident.
Representational image. Photo: Collected
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Representational image. Photo: Collected
A 21-year-old man died after being hit by an airport-bound train in the capital’s Mohakhali area today (21 October).
The deceased, Rayhan, was walking beside the tracks around 6:30pm when the train struck him and threw him to the side, his friend Akash said.
Akash said he rescued Rayhan and took him to Dhaka Medical College Hospital following the accident.
Rayhan died around 8:30pm while undergoing treatment at the hospital, Akash added.
Mohammad Habibur Rahman, in-charge of the hospital’s police outpost, said Rayhan’s body had been kept at the morgue for an autopsy. The incident was also reported to Dhaka Railway Police.
According to Akash, Rayhan worked at a restaurant near Mohakhali railway crossing and lived in a shared rented room in the area. His home district was Barishal.
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