Hyderabad: An elderly man was killed after being hit by a train while crossing the tracks near Bibinagar in Telangana, police said on Wednesday. His body got stuck on the engine as the train covered five kilometres till it reached Ghatkeswar.
Finally, passengers waiting at the railway gate in Gatkeswar saw the incident and informed the railway staff. After which, the train was sopped after crossing Ghatkeswar and RPF personnel removed the body from the engine. They have sent it for post-mortem.
Railway Police are yet to ascertain the identity of the elderly man. He was wearing a blue shirt, an orange lungi and had a wristlet on his right hand, they said.
