An African footballer has passed away after falling off a moving train.
The footballer, who was identified as Kouadio Mathieu, an indigene of Ivory coast was said to have fallen off a train in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district, India, when he was on his way for a football practice.
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The incident reportedly happened on Saturday, June 4, when he was on his way to Sealdah from Barrackpore when he suddenly fell off a moving train near Gandhi Prem Niwas in Titagarh.
He was severely injured in the accident and somehow managed to drag himself to an ashram which was near the railway tracks.
Some locals took him to a nearby hospital where he succumbed to his injuries after two hours.
Police have started an investigation into the death of the player.
