Mukerian: A youth was crushed under a train near Mukerian when he was crossing the railway line on his bike at a permanently closed Railway Gate (Fatak). Railway police have been investigating into the matter.
Investigation Officer Malkit Singh said that a youth Satnam Singh (25) s/o Piara Singh r/o Raili village opted for an easy path through a permanently closed Railway gate on Mukerian-Gurdaspur road when he saw the main Railway Gate closed at about 11 am. He said that when was crossing the railway line his bike got stuck in the line and in the meanwhile the train crushed him. He said that he died on the spot.
He said that he have recorded the proceedings under section 174 of CrPC.
The readers must learn some lesson from this accident.