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Maharashtra: Goods Train Runs Over Migrant Workers In Aurangabad; 15 Dead
Indian railway tracks (Kashyap Matani/Pexels)
In a tragic incident at least 15 migrant workers, who were sleeping on the railway tracks, were run over by a goods train between Maharashtra's Jalna and Aurangabad, officials said on Friday (8 May).
PM Narendra Modi has shared a tweet saying that he is extremely anguished to hear about the incident.
The official said that the incident happened around 5.30 a.m. on Friday when the migrant workers, who were on way back to their homes and sleeping on the railway tracks.
As per one TOI report, the migrants worked at a factory in Jalna and were walking from Jalna to Aurangabad, a distance of nearly 65km, to catch a special train to return home.
"During early hours today after seeing some labourers on track, loco pilot of goods train tried to stop the train but eventually hit them between Badnapur and Karmad stations in Parbhani-Manmad section. Injured have been taken to Aurangabad Civil Hospital. An inquiry has been ordered," the ministry said.
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