A man was run over by a train and his body dragged for about 100 metres along the tracks in Kampung Belukar Panjang Temangan, Machang, today, police said.

Machang Police chief DSP Dzulkifli Abd Ghani said the body of Mohd Fadli Mahussain, 29, was shattered in the accident that occurred at about 5am.

"The driver of a train going from Tumpat to Dabong, Kuala Krai, reported that the train ran over a man lying on the tracks," he said when contacted.

Dzulkifli said the remains of Mohd Fadli were sent to the Machang Hospital.