Latehar, A youth was runover by a speeding goods train between Demu and Latehar railway stations at Nawadih village on the Barwadih-Barkakana rail section on Thursday. Police said that the youth was crossing the railway tracks with headphones plugged in his ears due to which he could not hear the train sound and was runover.
The deceased has been identified as Amit Kumar Yadav (23) a resident of Nawadih village.
The youth was preparing for state level government jobs and had come to the home as the coaching institute had closed down.
Later the body was sent for post-mortem.
(Agencies)
