Nalanda, Bihar Sharif, October 23 . Cattle rearer Bhutali Yadav (65) died in a train accident near Sardar Patel Halt in Nalanda district on Thursday evening. One of his buffalo also died in the accident

Went away, while two other buffaloes somehow managed to escape. The deceased were residents of Hasanpur village of Rajgir Municipal Council area. According to eyewitnesses, Bhutali Yadav was returning home after grazing his buffaloes as usual. Meanwhile, due to the sudden arrival of the train, they tried to move the cattle from the tracks but unfortunately they themselves got hit by the train. The collision was so severe that he and a buffalo died on the spot. As soon as information about the incident was received, nearby villagers and people of Hasanpur reached the spot in large numbers. The dead body remained there till the arrival of the family members. It is reported that on the insistence of the family, the post-mortem of the body was not conducted and the last rites were performed at Mukti Dham in Rajgir.

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/ Pramod Pandey