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Railway Police have initiated proceedings under Section 174 of CrPC in the matter,” said GRP officials.Balbir Singh, in charge, Ludhiana GRP, said, “Despite several initiatives, there is stopping accidents at railway crossings. Within a few days, railway security forces along with railway staff will launch a mass campaign to create awareness among passengers and commuters urging them not to cross tracks at unmanned crossings during arrival of trains.”Previous deathsMarch 28| An 18-year-old youth, Deepak Kumar, was crushed under a passenger train at Sham Nagar railway crossing while attempting to cross the tracks in a hurryMarch 28 | A 28-year-old man from Goraya committed suicide by coming in front of a superfast train at a railway crossing in GorayaMarch 27 | A 50-year-old man was run over by a superfast train while crossing railway tracks at Gill railway crossingMarch 27 | A 40-year-old man was run over by a superfast train at Baddowal railway crossing Ludhiana: In the fifth death in the past four days, a man died while crossing the railway tracks at an unmanned crossing at Dhandari Kalan on Saturday.The man, who is yet to be identified, was run over by a Delhi-bound superfast train as he failed to see the train coming, officials said.As soon the train hit the man, believed to be in his 20s, the loco-pilot stopped the train and conveyed the message to the control room of Government Railway Police (GRP).Manjit Singh, investigating officer, said, “A loco-pilot informed the control room on Saturday morning about the incident, following which a GRP party under my guidance visited the spot and initiated the proceedings.”In the preliminary investigation, it has come to the fore that the man was trying to cross the track and did not see the train coming from the opposite side.“Police officials have recovered some of the documents from the pocket of the deceased which further might help them in identifying the person..