Passenger gets trapped under train in Akola; rescued

Akola, Sep 16 (PTI) A 50-year-old man sustained injuries after he slipped while alighting a train and got trapped under it in Maharashtra's Akola district, the Railway Police said on Tuesday.

The incident occurred at the Murtijapur railway station around 4.20 pm on Monday, an official said.

Mushtaq Khan Moin Khan was alighting from the Pune-Amravati train on platform no. 2 when he lost his footing, slipped and got trapped under the train, he said.

The official said the Railway Police had to extricate the injured passenger with the help of a local rescue team, and a gas cutter was used to remove the footboard of the train and pull him out safely.

Khan suffered serious injuries to his legs and was rushed to a local government hospital, where he is undergoing treatment, he added. PTI COR ARU