4-year old girl falls from moving train, hospitalised

Balurghat (WB), Apr 19 (PTI) A four-year old girl was seriously injured after falling from a moving train near Gangarampur in South Dinajpur district, a district official said.

Bristhi Tudu sustained serious injuries yesterday as she leaned against the bolted emergency door of the Balurghat-Howrah train and fell on the tracks as the door suddenly opened, he said.

Tudu was rushed to Gangrampur Sub-divisional hospital after she was rescued from the tracks by her family members and others as the train stopped.

The train, not moving at high speed, had left Malancha and was on way to Gangarampur when the freak mishap occurred.

Bristhi was on way to Howrah with her father Ranjit Tudu and mother Moon Tudu.

The minor has been shifted to Malda Medical College and Hospital early today with the hospital sources saying that her condition was serious.