Aizawl: A 51-year-old man from Tripura lost his life after being struck by a train near Khamrang station in Mizoram’s Kolasib district on Sunday evening, police said.
The victim, identified as Zonunzira of Naisingpara — a former Bru refugee camp in North Tripura — was hit around 7:15 pm while crossing the tracks near a tunnel close to Khamrang station.
He had been working at a rubber and palm oil firm in the area, an officer said.
Local residents claimed the man was in an inebriated state at the time of the accident.
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His body has been sent to Kolasib district hospital for post-mortem examination and will later be taken to his native village in Tripura, officials added.
The accident took place just weeks after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Bairabi-Sairang railway line on September 13.
