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Metro services hit in twin trouble, one dead

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Press Trust of India Kolkata
Last Updated : Jan 02 2019 | 10:45 PM IST

Metro services in Kolkata were hit by two incidents on Wednesday in which one person was killed after jumping in front of a moving train, officials said.

The 58-year-old man, Tarak Acharya, jumped in front of the train at Dum Dum station.

The driver stopped the train and Acharya was taken to hospital where doctors declared him brought dead, the officials said.

Train service was suspended in the down line for around an hour between Dum Dum and Shovabazar stations, inconveniencing commuters during morning office hours.

In another incident, the services were also affected for a brief period on morning after doors of a Dum Dum-bound AC rake malfunctioned at Kavi Nazrul station,

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First Published: Jan 02 2019 | 10:45 PM IST

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