A man was killed after being hit by an oncoming metro train in Delhi's Rajiv Chowk. (Representational)
New Delhi:
A 34-year-old man was killed on Thursday after he was hit by a train at the busy Rajiv Chowk Metro Station in central Delhi.
The incident was reported about 8:40 am at the station located in the Connaught Place area.
The victim, identified as Amit Talwar, was standing at the edge of a platform at the station when the train bound for Jahangirpuri hit him following which he fell on the tracks.
"He died on the spot," a senior official said.
He was rushed to the hospital at the Lady Hardinge Medical College nearby where doctors declared him "brought dead".
Mr Talwar was a resident of Saket area in south Delhi and police has registered a case in this connection.
Officials said metro services were disrupted for a few minutes.