Madhya Pradesh railway officer hit by MEMU train while on duty, dies
An officer of the Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) died after being hit by a MEMU train at around 7.45 pm Thursday while he was supervising track repair work near Amlai station in Annupur district of Madhya Pradesh.
The deceased was identified as Yogendra Singh Batia.
The accident took place when Batia, who was the area manager for Baikuntpur, was supervising a pre-non-interlocking between tracks.
According to a railway officer, the work was nearly completed and the team was winding up when a MEMU train that was heading from Katni to Bilaspur hit Batia near the outer signals of Amlai station.
