Bengaluru: A 32-year-old engineer died on Wednesday while trying to get down from a moving train that had slowed down near Krishnarajapuram in Bengaluru.
The police have identified the deceased as Lakshmi Doraivari. The police said the deceased, who had monthly rail pass (season ticket), would take the Hosur-Banaswadi train every day to work. According to the police, on Wednesday, around 9 am Lakshmi tried to get down from the train, but slipped on the track and fell, sustaining severe head injuries. Fellow passengers put her back on the train. At Banaswadi, police took charge and rushed her to Bowring Hospital. However, doctors declared her dead on arrival.
It is said the place where the accident took place is not a scheduled halt, but the train usually slows down for a few seconds. The police said the commuters often jump out at that point to get to KR Puram bus stop.
