A pensioner was killed in a freak accident in Alwar, India, when he was struck by a flying cow launched 100ft into the air by an express train.
Shivdayal Sharma, 82, was reportedly urinating next to a train track in the region of Alwar, India, when the freak incident occurred on April 19.Another man in the area is thought to have narrowly escaped being caught by the flying animal carcass.
Mr Sharma had worked as an electrician at Indian Railways, before retiring 23 years ago, India Today reports.
Illustrative image: Ajmer-Delhi Cantt Vande Bharat Express Train being flagged off as it commences its commercial run, in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on 13 April 2023.Meanwhile, the Western Railway has started to erect metal fencing on the 620 km-long Mumbai-Ahmedabad trunk route in in a bid to prevent accidents on the track involving stray animals.
A spokesperson for the organisation said: "In all, eight tenders have been awarded and the fencing work is progressing in full swing. The work is expected to be completed in the next 4 to 5 months."
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