Elderly man crushed under train wheels

An unidentified elderly man (65) was crushed to death under the wheels of a running train in Kaliganj upazila of Gazipur on Saturday (Nov 28) night.

The deceased was recovered from Baligaon Fakirbari area of the upazila on Dhaka-Bhairab railway road this morning, said Sub-Inspector (SI) Shah Alam of Narsingdi Railway Police Outpost.

SI Shah Alam said a Bhairab-bound train crushed the unidentified elderly man under its wheels, while crossing the area sometime at night.

The body was taken to Narsingdi general hospital morgue for autopsy, he added.