Kasaragod, August 6: A young teacher of an Islamic Institution was crushed to death by a speeding train at Trikaripur near here, while trying to cross the tracks in heavy rains.
The victim has been identified as Raihana (19), daughter of K Abdullah, who is the Khateeb of Pekkod Masjid. Raihana had bagged the teaching job at Chervathur Arabic College only a week ago.
The accident took place at around 8:45 am on Friday, when she was in a hurry to catch the bus at a bus stop, situated on the other side of railway tracks. She was supposed to reach college by 9:30.
It is said that Raihana started crossing the tracks after Kannur-Mangalore passenger train just moved away. However, the speeding Egmore Express which immediately came on the adjacent track knocked down her. Raihana failed to notice the oncoming train due to heavy rains.
The body has been handed over to the victim's family after conducting post mortem at a local hospital.
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