Speeding train kills several people in India
No less than six persons were crushed to death after a speeding train ran over them in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, police authorities said on Tuesday.
The crash took place Monday night in Srikakulam district, about 461 kilometres northeast of Amaravati, the central city of Andhra Pradesh.
Officials said the crash occurred when some passengers in the Secunderabad-Guwahati Superfast Express got down onto the adjoining railway track after the train stopped due to a technical glitch.
“After detecting smoke in the train, someone pulled the chain, and the train stopped,” a senior police officer said. “Following it, some passengers got down and were standing on the track. At that time, another train came in the opposite direction and hit these people.”
The police teams rushed to the spot and removed the bodies from the track.
“The bodies have been sent for the post-mortem, and after identification, they will be handed over to their respective families,” the police officer added.
(Xinhua/NAN)
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