In a tragic incident, three railway staffers working on tracks died on the spot after a local train ran over them near Mumbai. The accident took place between Vasai Road and Naigaon on the UP slow line while they were fixing a signalling issue.
They had gone to fix some signalling point that failed on Monday evening.
The deceased have been identified as chief signalling inspector in Bhayander, Vasu Mitra; electrical signalling maintainer, Somnath Uttam Lambutre and helper Sachin Wankhade, the Western Railways informed in a statement.
All of the deceased were from the signalling department of the Mumbai division.
“The incident occurred at 8.55 pm on Monday between Vasai Road and Naigaon stations when the local was going towards Churchgate,” an official of the Government Railway Police (GRP) was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.
Following the incident, the Western Railway ordered an inquiry into the incident. Meanwhile, the authorities have paid Rs 55,000 each to the family members of the three deceased as immediate relief.
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