Namibian student killed by train in India

A Namibian student has died after being hit by a freight train near Gurjarpur in Greater Noida, India, with the police investigating the circumstances surrounding his death. Indian newspaper Amar Ujala reported on Sunday that the student was identified as Peter Pengu, a first-year bachelor of medical laboratory science student at Sharda College. According to the newspaper, Knowledge Park police station officer Vinod Kumar says the student was hit by a train near the railway tracks on Saturday evening.

“Police received information about the incident at around 19h00 and rushed to the scene, where the student was found injured. He was taken by ambulance to the Government Institute of Medical Sciences hospital in Kasna, where doctors declared him dead,” the publication states. The report says that Pengu had been living in Gurjarpur and had not been attending college or classes since December 2025. Police informed the Namibian embassy about the incident. An embassy official later arrived, and the necessary procedures were carried out before a post-mortem examination was…