A 48-year-old man was crushed to death by a running train in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district, officials said here on Thursday.

An official told that a man died on the spot after a train from Banihal to Baramulla hit him near the Hamray section.

They identified him as Ghulam Nabi Parry son of Ghulam Mohammad of Andergam Pattan.

His body was taken to hospital, they said, adding that after the completion of medico—legal formalities, it would be handed over to the legal heirs for last rites.

Meanwhile, a police official told KNO that a case in this regard has been registered and further investigation has been taken up.