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Train hits elderly; dies

An elderly man was run over by a passenger train near Ghaggar railway station on Ambala-Kalka railway line on Saturday morning.

Updated on: Mar 1, 2014, 22:46:54 IST
Hindustan Times | By , Chandigarh
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An elderly man was run over by a passenger train near Ghaggar railway station on Ambala-Kalka railway line on Saturday morning.

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The deceased has been identified as Gurmeet Singh, 58, a resident of Trivedi camp near Derabassi.

The incident was reported to GRP, Lalru, at 9.35am. GRP in-charge Ranjit Singh said Gurmeet Singh was crossing the track when he was hit by the train on Ambala to Chandigarh route. The police have sent the body for post-mortem at Dera Bassi civil hospital after registering a case under section 174 of the CrPC.