This is the first accident since the Sairang-Bairobi Rail Line was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 13

A man died after being hit by the Kolkata-Sairang Express at Khamgrang Tunnel, about 23 kilometres away from Sairang rail station. This is the first accident since the Sairang-Bairobi Rail Line was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 13.

The Sairang-Bairobi Rail Line is Mizoram’s first rail project.

According to preliminary information from local sources, the victim is suspected to be a worker employed at an oil palm farm located close to the railway line. Reports suggest that he was attempting to cross the track when the train from Kolkata coming in to Sairang hit him, resulting in his death on the spot.

Authorities are yet to release the

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