A railway gatekeeper was killed after being hit by a train in Kashipur, Uttarakhand. The deceased, who worked as a railway gatekeeper, was the father of a five-year-old daughter.
According to preliminary information, the gatekeeper was carrying out duty-related work near a railway crossing when he came under the train. The impact was so severe that he died at the spot.
Following the incident, railway employees and local residents gathered at the site. Railway officials were also informed about the accident.
After receiving information about the incident, teams from the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and local police reached the spot and inspected the site. Police took the body into custody and began the process of sending it for postmortem.
Investigators are collecting information about the circumstances of the incident and are trying to determine how the gatekeeper reached the railway track and came under the train.
Railway employees may also be questioned as part of the investigation. Police are examining the gatekeeper’s duty timing and location, the condition of the railway crossing at the time of the incident and what he was doing immediately before the accident.
The police and RPF are also trying to determine whether any eyewitnesses were present at the site when the incident occurred.
Railway authorities are collecting information related to the incident. Police and railway officials will examine whether the prescribed safety procedure was being followed at the time of the accident.
The direction from which the train was approaching and the circumstances in which the gatekeeper was present on the track are also being examined.
Police are collecting necessary evidence from the scene, including information about the condition around the railway track, the direction of the train, the possible location of the accident and accounts from eyewitnesses.
If CCTV cameras are available near the site, their footage may also be examined to establish the circumstances before and after the incident.
It is also being investigated whether the gatekeeper had gone near the track for any duty-related work or reached the location under another circumstance. No single cause of the incident has been officially confirmed so far.
After the family was informed about the incident, mourning spread at the deceased’s home. The gatekeeper was the father of a five-year-old daughter.
The process of handing over the body to the family after the postmortem will be completed. Local residents and railway employees have also expressed condolences to the family.
The actual cause of the accident will become clear after the investigation by the RPF and local police is completed. Further action will be taken on the basis of the postmortem report and facts that emerge during the investigation.
Railway officials are also gathering information related to the incident. The investigation will determine the circumstances in which the gatekeeper was hit by the train and whether negligence or any other factor was involved.
