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Rail engineer inspecting tracks hit by speeding train near Kalyan

Updated on: 01 August,2019 11:07 AM IST  | 
Rajendra B Aklekar |

The rail engineer was brought to Kalyan by a local and was admitted in AIMS Hospital and shifted to Fortis Hospital Kalyan where he passed away.

Rail engineer inspecting tracks hit by speeding train near Kalyan

Picture of the deceased railway engineer Vimal Rai. Courtesy/ Rajendra B. Aklekar

An on-duty railway engineer who was inspecting railway tracks near Kalyan was hit by a speeding local train on Wednesday.


Vimal Rai, while inspecting tracks, was run over at 4:43 pm on the CSMT-bound mainline track, between Thakurli-Kalyan. He was immediately brought to Kalyan by a local and was admitted to AIMS Hospital and then shifted to Fortis Hospital Kalyan where he died.


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Rai, who was just above age 40, was a hard-working officer and was a field man. Senior officials said that he had co-ordinated the Badlapur incident in the weekend.

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