New Delhi, Dec 3 (PTI) Railways on Saturday announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh for the family of Hrishekesh Dubey who died on board a train when a rod pierced his neck.

Dubey was sitting on the window seat of the Delhi-Kanpur Neelachal Express when the iron rod broke through the glass window and struck him in the neck on Friday. He died on the spot.

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The incident occurred around 8.45 am between Danwar and Somna in Aligarh, in the North Central Railways' Prayagraj division.

"Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the family members of of passenger Hrishekesh Dubey who lost his life in Neelachal Express accident on December 2," the North Central Railway said in a tweet in Hindi.

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