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Teen dies after falling from moving train in Khilkhet

Greenwatch Desk Accidents 2025-05-04, 1:48pm

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An unidentified teenage boy died after falling from the roof of a moving train near railway tracks under Khilkhet flyover in the capital early Sunday.


The incident occurred around 2:00pm on Saturday when the 15-year-old boy fell from the roof of a moving train near the Khilkhet rail-line, said police.

Locals rescued the critically injured boy and took him to Kurmitola General Hospital. Later, he was shifted to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) around 4:30pm for better treatment, reports UNB.

He succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment at ward No 101 of the hospital around 1:30am on Sunday, said Md Faruk Mia, in-charge of the DMCH police outpost.

The body has been kept at the hospital morgue for autopsy.