Bengaluru: 24-year-old man dies as train runs over him
India Today
A 24-year-old call centre employee trespassing on the railway tracks near Tyakal station in Kolar district, was fatally run over by the Shatabdi Express.
A 24-year-old call centre employee trespassing on the railway tracks near Tyakal station in Kolar district, was fatally run over by the Shatabdi Express heading from Bengaluru to Chennai in morning on Wednesday.
It is said that another passenger also sustained injuries in the accident at Tyakal, located 60 km from Bengaluru.
While a source alleged that Sharif had his earphones on him and hence missed paying attention to the approaching train and others, the victim’s younger brother, Ian Mohammed claimed that was not true.
He told TNIE, “My close friends were also travelling on the train with my brother said that around 100 passengers were on the tracks when they spotted the Shatabdi approaching. Everyone moved out but my brother got frightened and could not act quickly as he panicked and just stood still. Sharif does own a headphone and uses them only at night at home. Even now it is there only.”
The victim, Shabaz Ahmad Sharif, a native of Bangarpet, was employed at Vindhya Infotech Solutions at Rajaji Nagar in Bengaluru. The victim failed to escape from the tracks in the nick of time despite the loud honks of the loco pilot and warning screams of other passengers on the tracks who escaped.
