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Railway Gangman Dies After Being Hit by Train in Odisha's Ganjam
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News18•02-10-2026, 19:15
Railway Gangman Dies After Being Hit by Train in Odisha's Ganjam
- •K Gobind Patra, a 58-year-old railway gangman, died after being struck by the Bhubaneswar-Visakhapatnam inter-state express train.
- •The incident occurred near Chhatrapur railway station in Odisha's Ganjam district while Patra was performing track maintenance.
- •Patra was run over by the train and died on the spot around 11 AM.
- •GRP Berhampur has launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the accident.
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A 58-year-old railway gangman named K Gobind Patra died after being struck by the Bhubaneswar-Visakhapatnam inter-state express train while carrying out track maintenance work near Chhatrapur railway station.
The railway gangman was run over by the Bhubaneswar-Visakhapatnam inter-state express train while working on the tracks between Ganjam and Chhatrapur stations.
A team from the government railway police (GRP) Berhampur and local railway employees recovered the mutilated body and sent it to MKCG Medical College for a post-mortem before handing it over to the family. Furthermore, the GRP registered a case and initiated an investigation into the circumstances of the incident.