A young man was crushed to death by a train at Jhawtala Railway gate in the city on Tuesday afternoon while wearing headphones.
The identity of the deceased, aged around 25-26, could not be known yet, according to UNB.
Mustafiz Bhuiyan, officer-in-charge of Chattogram Government Railway Police Station, said the youth was walking along the rail tracks while listening to music over headphones oblivious to an approaching DEMU train.
The train hit the youth as he could not hear the whistle, leaving him dead on the spot.
Later, police recovered the body.