Two railway workers run over by train, duo die after ramming into truck on highway
PNS | LALKUAN
Four persons died in two separate accidents on Tuesday. In the first incident, two rail gangmen were run over by a train at Pakadiya-Nayuriya Husainpur near the Khatima-Pilibhit rail section. The duo was passing by a curve while patrolling when the accident occurred. The authorities reached the site on being informed about the mishap and the police sent the two bodies for post mortem examination.
According to sources, the 05062 train departed from Tanakpur to Mathura at 5:30 AM on Tuesday. The train approached the area between Majhola Pakadiya-Nuriya Husainpur railway station when it ran over two gangmen patrolling the track. On receiving information about the accident, the Khatima police in charge Vimal Rawat along with Railway Protection Force inspector in-charge Tarun Verma and personnel from Lalkuan reached the site of the accident. The officials inspected the site and informed the higher authorities. The deceased were identified as gangman Amarjeet Singh (27) from Khatima and contract worker Shiv Kumar (18). Singh hailed from Khatima while Kumar hailed from Pilibhit. The North East Railway, Izzatnagar division, public relations officer Rajendra Kumar said that prima facie dense fog and the curve at the site are believed to be the main factors in the accident.
In the second mishap, a car ran into a disabled truck in the wee hours on Tuesday resulting in the death of two persons. According to official sources, at about 1:15 AM on Tuesday, a truck malfunctioned at about 12 AM on Tuesday. The driver kept the truck on the highway near Mistri Line at Lalkuan while placing branches on the sides of the truck. A car being driven from Nagla towards Lakuan rammed into the truck reportedly due to light fog and the unexpected position of the truck. The duo in the truck got stuck in the wreckage. The police and locals strived for some time to extricate the duo. They were sent to the hospital in Haldwani where Pankaj Sharma (45) of Ghaziabad was declared dead while his accomplice Buddhi Lal Singh (40) died during treatment.
