AGRA: A Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable was

while he was trying to cross a closed level crossing on his motorcycle.

The accident occurred at 6:35 pm on Saturday at the level crossing of Barsana road under Mathura’s Chhata police jurisdiction.

The victim, identified as Rajesh Kumar (34), was a RPF constable posted at Ramganj RPF post in Rajasthan’s Kota division. He had joined the force in 2004. He hailed from Madhubani village under Deeng police jurisdiction in

.

Speaking with TOI, Shyam Babu, station house officer RPF Kosi Kalan, said, “Victim Rajesh Kumar was heading towards Chhata on a motorcycle to attend a wedding ceremony. On finding the level crossing closed to let the train pass, he attempted to cross the track, ignoring the gangman’s warning. He was hit by the high-speed train and thrown along with his motorcycle several meters away.

“His body was handed over to his relative on Sunday evening after conducting a post-mortem,” he added.

According to an RTI reply, one life was lost every day on railway tracks passing through Agra division of GRP in the past five years. As per the data provided by GRP of Agra division, 1,718 people were mowed down by speeding trains in the period between 2014 and 2018.

The casualty figure was recorded in 12 police jurisdiction such as Agra Cantt, Agra Fort, Mathura junction, Tundla junction, Firozabad junction, Aligarh junction, Hathras junction, Etawah junction, Mainpuri juncton, Etah station, Kasganj junction and Farrukhabad junction.

In 2018 alone, 348 people were run over by train while crossing rail tracks. The figures is 306 in 2017, 304 in 2016, 377 in 2015 and 383 in 2014. In a majority of the cases, the victim’s identity could not be ascertained and were cremated by GRP.