Man dies after falling from shuttle train at Chattogram University

Witnesses say he tried to get off while the train was slowing into the platform

A man in his sixties has died after falling from the Chattogram University shuttle train.

Chief Medical Officer Abu Tayeb of the university’s medical centre said the incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon as the train was entering the campus station.

The victim, 65-year-old Nurul Amin, lived in a colony adjacent to the university railway station. Students brought him to the medical centre, but, according to Tayeb, he had died before arrival.

Sumit, a trader from the station area identified by a single name, said Nurul had travelled to the campus by train.

As the shuttle slowed while approaching the platform, he reportedly attempted to get off. He slipped into the narrow gap between the platform and the train and suffered fatal injuries.