123 Bhubaneswar: A 57-year-old man died after he fell ill on board the Howrah-Puri Vande Bharat Express on Wednesday. The deceased, Himadri Bhowmick, lived at Dhakuria in south Kolkata.He was travelling to Bhubaneswar on coach number C2 along with his colleague Debarati Majumdar. Bhowmick owned an academic consultancy firm, and the duo was due to meet someone at Bomikhal to discuss business."After the train left Cuttack, my colleague went to the washroom. When he returned, he started feeling uneasy and then fell unconscious. We tried to obtain an oxygen cylinder for him but could not arrange one. Train staff and RPF personnel reached the coach after some time. Some people performed CPR on Bhowmick," Majumdar said.The train arrived in Bhubaneswar at 1:40 pm. "We booked a private ambulance to take him to the hospital. Unfortunately, doctors declared him ‘brought dead'. He used to take medicines to control his blood sugar," she added.After he was declared dead at 2:55 pm, the body was taken to the mortuary. "The hospital informed the police about the death. The body will be sent to Capital Hospital for post-mortem in the presence of family members," a source said.Bhowmick's family members were on their way to Bhubaneswar. East Coast Railway sources said prompt action was taken to provide medical assistance to the passenger. "RPF staff in Bhubaneswar escorted them to the hospital," a source said.