A man was crushed under the wheels of a train at Karwan Bazar in capital Dhaka this afternoon.

The deceased, hailed from Mithapukur upazila of Rangpur was identified as Muktar Hossain, 35. He was a vendor.

The incident took place around 5:30pm, Nazmul Hassan, a witness, told The Daily Star.

Muktar with severe injuries was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital where doctors declared him dead, said Inspector Bachchu Mia, in-charge of the hospital's police outpost.