Dhaka: A man was crushed under the wheels of a train while crossing rail tracks in Malibagh level crossing area in Dhaka on Tuesday morning.

The deceased is Advocate Salauddin, in his fifties, a leader of Chandpur Bar Association, a resident of Srirampur village in Chandpur.

Rajib, sub-inspector of Government Railway Police (GRP) of Kamalapur railway station, said, the Joydebpur-bound Diesel Electric Multiple Unit (Demu) train hit Salauddin while he was crossing the rail tracks 100 meters of Malibagh level crossing at about 9:30am, leaving him dead on the spot.

On information, police went to the spot and recovered the body.