An 18-year-old youth died after being struck by a train in Baliakandi upazila, Rajbari on Wednesday evening.
The deceased Shabbir Mridha was the son of Sahid Mridha from Dangahati Mohan village under Jamalpur Union.
According to local witnesses, Shabbir was walking along the tracks near the Jamalpur Bazar football field along the Kalukhali-Bhatiapara rail line while wearing headphones. As a train bound for Kalukhali approached and he failed to hear its horn or the sound of its approach. He was hit by the train and died on the spot.
Rajbari Railway Police Station (GRP) Officer-in-Charge Md. Mizanur Rahman confirmed the incident also stating that a police team was dispatched to the scene and legal proceedings are underway. The sudden tragedy has left his family and community in deep mourning.
Railway authorities routinely remind the public that walking on rail tracks while distracted by electronic devices poses extreme risk to life.
