Stephan Kayyar
Daijiworld Media Network - Kasargod

Kasargod, Apr 7: In a tragic incident, a woman died after she was hit by a train at Kumble railway station here on Tuesday April 7.

The deceased, Lavina Priya Rodrigues (30), was the daughter of Louis and Celine Rodrigues, residents of Periadka, Bela.

She was employed in Manjeshwar block panchayat office. Family sources said that she usually travelled by bus, but on Tuesday for some reason she had to take a train to reach her workplace.

At the Kumble railway station, she was standing at platform number one, where a Kannur train had stopped. The Chervathur-Mangaluru train, which she was supposed to take, was to come on platform number two.

When she saw the Chervathur-Mangaluru train arriving on platform 2, she tried to cross the railway track and while climbing on to platform 2, she was hit by the train, eyewitnesses said.

The incident took place in the presence of scores of people who were at the station. Some said that while climbing the platform, her bag got stuck in the track which led to the accident. However, this information could not be confirmed.

Lavina had got married about six years ago to Sunil D'Souza from Puttur, Karnataka. Sunil died about two years ago, and since then she had been living with her parents at Bela. She has a young son named Ryonson, and a brother who works as electrician.

The last rites will be held at Our Lady of Dolours Church, Bela at 4.30 pm on Tuesday.