Itanagar, September 14:  A 52-year-old man was killed and his grandchild injured after their car was hit by a train while crossing the tracks in Arunachal Pradesh's Lower Siang district, an official said on Saturday. The accident happened at Pale near Dimow around 3.50 pm on Friday, GRP assistant sub-inspector Ganesh Hazarika told PTI. UP Police Constable Wearing Earphones Dies After Being Struck by Speeding Train While Crossing Tracks in Shahjahanpur, Disturbing Video of Accident Surfaces.

The deceased was identified as Rigo Riba, a sub-inspector of the Indian Reserve Battalion. He was travelling with his seven-year-old grandchild from Pasighat in East Siang district, where he was posted, to his native village when the accident happened. Their car was hit by the Murkongselek-Tezpur special train. The train, which was on the way to Dekargaon in Assam's Tezpur, dragged the car for at least 1 km, Hazarika said. Bijnor Train Accident Averted: 13 out of 22 Coaches of Kisan Express Left Behind As Train Splits Into 2 Parts in Uttar Pradesh (Watch Videos).

The impact of the accident was such that Riba died on the spot, he said. The minor was taken to Dibrugarh in Assam for further treatment, he added.

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