Elderly man crushed to death by train in Budgam

BUDGAM — An elderly man was crushed under a moving train in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Friday afternoon, officials said here.

An unnamed official quoted by the news agency KDC said that the train mowed down a man between Mazhom and Budgam sections. “The man died on the spot,” he said.

The man was identified as Mohammad Ismail Dar (70) son of Abdul Ahad Dar, a resident of Shapora Wadwan, Budgam.

A police officer also confirmed the incident and said a case is being registered in this regard.