Srikakulam: Six people were killed after being run over by a speeding train near Bathuva under G Sigadam Mandal in Srikakulam district on Monday night.
The incident took place when a few passengers in the Secunderabad-Guwahati express train pulled the chain and tried to cross over the other track. They came under the Bhubaneswar- Mumbai (Konark Express) train coming in the opposite direction on the adjacent track.
‘So far, we have identified six bodies. The government Railway Police are reaching the accident spot to ascertain if there are more casualties,’ Superintendent of Police, Srikakulam, G R Radhika, said.
According to eyewitnesses, the passengers concerned noticed smoke coming out of the train they were travelling on – the Guwahati Express – and pulled the emergency chain. They got off the train and stood on the tracks, when Konark Express hit them.