Off The Rails: Man killed after falling off train

Sajjad, 30, fell down on the ground from a running train near Novelty Bridge Railway Crossing

FAISALABAD:
A man was killed after he fell off a train on Monday. According to police officials, a passenger Sajjad, 30, fell down on the ground from a running train near Novelty Bridge Railway Crossing. Sajjad was severely injured and died before he could be transferred to a medical facility. Rescue workers and Railway officials sent his body to the hospital for an autopsy. Police officials have registered a case but said that Sajjad slipped and fell from the train and had not attempted suicide.




Published in The Express Tribune, August 24th, 2011.