Team Goemkarponn
CHANDOR: An 80-year-old man lost his life after being struck by a running train on the Madgaon–Chandor upcoming railway line on Tuesday evening. The incident occurred at around 18:40 hrs at kilometre 76/400, sending shockwaves through the local area.
According to police sources, information about the incident was received by Vasco Railway Police Station through a written note from the Deputy Station Master of Vasco da Gama Railway Station. The note stated that the loco pilot of a passing train had reported that a male person was hit by the running train at the said location. The information was later verified by Asif, a pointsman attached to the South Western Railway.
During enquiry, railway police visited the spot and found an elderly man lying beside the railway track at KM 76/400 between the Madgaon–Chandor upcoming line. The man was identified as Joaquim Estibeiro, aged 80 years, a resident near the Government Primary School, New Township, Chandor. He was found with severe locomotive injuries and showed no signs of life.
The deceased was later identified by his nephew, Francisco Xavier Gomes, a resident of Mandopa Moll, Navelim, who confirmed the identity of the victim.
Preliminary enquiry conducted by the police revealed that Joaquim Estibeiro was crossing or walking along the railway track when he was struck by the moving train, leading to his death on the spot.
Following the completion of spot formalities, the body was shifted to the South Goa District Hospital (SDGH), Margao, where it has been preserved for further medico-legal procedures.
Vasco Railway Police Station has registered a case of unnatural death under Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNNS), 2023. Further enquiry into the incident is being carried out by PSI Krishna Talpi of Vasco Railway Police Station under the supervision of PI Amarnath Passi and the guidance of Mormugao DySP Gurudas Kadam.
Railway police have once again appealed to the public, particularly elderly residents, to avoid walking or crossing railway tracks, citing the serious risk posed by fast-moving trains and limited visibility along certain stretches.
