35-year-old youth travelling on train’s footboard falls to death

PALAKKAD: A 35-year-old passenger died after he slipped and fell into the tracks from a moving train while travelling on the footboard of a train. He has been identified as Krishnachandran of Karimpuzha in Sreekrishnapuram.

The accident happened at Chandrapuram Wednesday early morning at 1.30 am while he was travelling to Palakkad from Coimbatore. Krishnachandran, who was sitting on the footboard accidentally slipped and fell into the tracks. His body has been shifted to the hospital and will be handed over to his relatives after postmortem.